Carolyn Ingrid Larson
Family Law · Downieville · Sierra County
Bar #50964 · Admitted 1972
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Family Law Attorneys in Sierra County, California
Looking for a family law attorney near you in Sierra County? Explore the county record for family law attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
A northern Sierra county of roughly 3,000 residents, the second-smallest population in the state; the courthouse in the Gold Rush town of Downieville serves communities along the North Yuba River and the Sierra Valley. Venue for most family law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Sierra, seated at Downieville.
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 Sierra 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 Sierra.
County seat: Downieville
Courthouse: Sierra County Superior Court, 100 Courthouse Sq., Downieville, CA 95936
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.sierra.courts.ca.gov
Family Law · Sierra County roster
1 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list family law among their practice areas with an address of record in Sierra County.
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Family Law counsel in the counties bordering Sierra County
1 attorney on the official State Bar of California roll lists family law among their practice areas with an active licence and an address of record in Sierra County.
The counties that share a border with Sierra County hold 37 attorneys with family law among their practice areas, counted by the county of their address of record:
- Family Law in Nevada County · 22 attorneys
- Family Law in Yuba County · 10 attorneys
- Family Law in Plumas County · 3 attorneys
- Family Law in Lassen County · 2 attorneys
Family Law matters in Sierra 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
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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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