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Family Law Lawyers in Yolo County, California

Searching for a family law attorney in Yolo 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.

Across the causeway from Sacramento; the county courthouse in Woodland serves Davis and its university community. Venue for most family law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo, seated at Woodland.

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 Yolo 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 Yolo.

County seat: Woodland

Courthouse: Yolo Superior Court, 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695

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.yolo.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Yolo County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Davis (23), Woodland (5), West Sacramento (3) and Winters (1).

6 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.

Admission years on this roster run from 1972 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are CalSTRS (2) and Pakpour Banks LLP (2).

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Family Law matters in Yolo 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 Yolo 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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