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Family Law Attorneys in Orange County, California

Looking for a family law attorney near you in Orange County? Explore the county record for family law attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

California's third-most-populous county; the Central Justice Center and the Civil Complex Center in Santa Ana anchor a court system known for complex civil administration. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Orange · 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 Orange County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Family Law Lawyers 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 Orange.

County seat: Santa Ana

Courthouse at the county seat: Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701

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.occourts.org

Family Law · Orange County roster

1,075 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list family law among their practice areas with an address of record in Orange County.

1,022 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Irvine (272), Newport Beach (153), Santa Ana (88) and Orange (87).

189 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 59, 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 1966 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Minyard Morris LLP (12), Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente (10) and Moshtael Family Law (9).

The full Orange County roster · 1,022 attorneys with an active license and a family law practice area: is listed by surname in the 5 sections below.

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Family Law matters in Orange 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

Every family law attorney in Orange County, by surname

Aaron – Dell205 attorneysDemidchik – Jackson206 attorneysJacob – Montenegro203 attorneysMontes – Sethi205 attorneysShahriari – Zuetel203 attorneys

Family Law by city in Orange County

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Related counsel in Orange County

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Family Law in nearby counties

Family Law in Los Angeles County2,397 attorneysFamily Law in San Bernardino County241 attorneysFamily Law in Riverside County397 attorneysFamily Law in San Diego County971 attorneysFamily Law Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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