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Family Law Lawyers in Monterey County, California

Every family law attorney and family lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to family law matters arising in Monterey County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

The Salinas Valley's agricultural economy defines the county's civil docket (farm labor, wage-and-hour, and injury matters) heard chiefly in Salinas and Monterey. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey · counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Fam. Code § 2339, the governing period is a divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served. Residency first: six months in California and three months in the filing county (Cal. Fam. Code § 2320). Custody, support, and property orders can issue while the six-month clock runs.

This page is the Monterey County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Family Law Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

A divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served.

Cal. Fam. Code § 2339

Residency first: six months in California and three months in the filing county (Cal. Fam. Code § 2320). Custody, support, and property orders can issue while the six-month clock runs.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Monterey.

County seat: Salinas

Main courthouse: Salinas Courthouse, 240 Church St., Salinas, CA 93901

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.monterey.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Monterey County roster

67 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list family law among their practice areas with an address of record in Monterey County.

62 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Monterey (27), Salinas (21), Pacific Grove (7) and Carmel (4).

7 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 1, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1955 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Monterey County DCSS (3), Lavorato & Scott (2) and Law Office of Amy E. Spiering (2).

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Family Law matters in Monterey County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • divorce and legal separation
  • child custody and visitation
  • child support
  • spousal support
  • community property division
  • prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
  • paternity
  • domestic violence restraining orders
  • move-away requests
  • adoption and guardianship
  • modification and enforcement of orders

From the answer files

How is property divided in a California divorce?Cal. Fam. Code § 2550How long does a divorce take in California?Cal. Fam. Code § 2339How is child support calculated in California?Cal. Fam. Code § 4055

Family Law by city in Monterey County

Family Law in SalinasMonterey County

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Source: Cal. Fam. Code § 2339 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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