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Family Law Lawyers in Placer 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 Placer County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Venue matters. Family law cases from Placer County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Placer. A county running from the Sacramento suburbs at Roseville, its largest city, up Interstate 80 to Lake Tahoe's north shore; sustained residential growth has made it one of the faster-growing counties in Northern California, with the main courthouse in Roseville and the historic courthouse in Auburn.

The law also keeps time: a divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served under 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. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the Placer 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 Placer.

County seat: Auburn

Main courthouse: Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse, 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678

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.placer.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Placer County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Roseville (67), Rocklin (23), Auburn (20) and Granite Bay (6).

23 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 2, 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 1972 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Cianci Law, PC (3), Gary, Till, Burlingham, Lynch & Ricafort (3) and McCoy Fatula, APC (3).

The full Placer County roster · 126 attorneys with an active license and a family law practice area: is listed by surname in the 1 sections below.

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Family Law matters in Placer 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 Placer County, by surname

Alexander – Zeller126 attorneys

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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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