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Family Law Lawyers in Ventura County, California
Searching for a family law attorney in Ventura County? Counsel for divorce, custody, support, and the agreements that hold families steady. This page indexes the county's family law coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.
Between Los Angeles and the Central Coast; the county Hall of Justice in Ventura hears matters for Oxnard, the county's largest city, and the coastal plain. Venue for most family law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, seated at Ventura.
Deadlines shape these cases before merits do — 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.
This page is the Ventura County chapter of the registry's statewide record — Family Law Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.
The clock & the court
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.
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.
County seat: Ventura
Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.ventura.courts.ca.gov
Family Law · Ventura County roster
230 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list family law among their practice areas with an address of record in Ventura County.
212 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.
The roster concentrates in Ventura (75), Westlake Village (59), Simi Valley (27) and Camarillo (16).
22 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.
13 are recorded as taking client work in a language other than English.
Admission years on this roster run from 1962 to 2025.
The employers most represented here are Mahdavi & Mahdavi Family Law (4), Negley Law, APC (4) and Sua Law Group (4).
Jazmin G. Barba Suarez
Business Litigation · Westlake Village
Bar #343634 · Admitted 2022
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Family Law questions, cited
How is property divided in a California divorce?
California is a community property state. Assets and debts acquired during the marriage are generally community property (Cal. Fam. Code § 760) and are divided equally at divorce (Cal. Fam. Code § 2550). Separate property — what each spouse owned before marriage or received by gift or inheritance (Cal. Fam. Code § 770) — stays with that spouse, though tracing commingled assets often becomes the real dispute.
How long does a divorce take in California?
At minimum six months and one day from service of the petition — Cal. Fam. Code § 2339 bars an earlier termination of marital status. Uncontested cases can be ready for judgment when the waiting period ends; contested custody or property cases routinely take longer, driven by the county superior court's family division calendar.
How is child custody decided in California?
By the best interest of the child, per Cal. Fam. Code §§ 3011 and 3020, weighing the child's health, safety, and welfare, any history of abuse, and each parent's contact with the child. California public policy favors frequent and continuing contact with both parents where safe. Most counties require mediation through Family Court Services before a contested custody hearing (Cal. Fam. Code § 3170).
How is child support calculated in California?
Under the statewide uniform guideline formula in Cal. Fam. Code § 4055, which turns primarily on both parents' net disposable incomes and the percentage of time each parent has physical responsibility for the children. The guideline amount is presumptively correct (Cal. Fam. Code § 4057); courts depart from it only in limited circumstances.
Do I need to live in California to file for divorce here?
Yes — one spouse must have lived in California for six months and in the county of filing for three months before the petition (Cal. Fam. Code § 2320). If neither spouse yet qualifies, a legal separation can be filed first and amended to a dissolution once residency is met.
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