Family Law Attorney
Family law firm handling divorce, custody, support, and related matters, including DCFS and mediation.
Family Law attorneys in Los Angeles
Dissolution, legal separation, custody, support, and division of community property.
About Family Law matters in Los Angeles
Family law in Los Angeles County covers dissolution and legal separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and the division of property built up during a marriage. Most of it runs through the Superior Court, and most of the work is procedural: what has to be served, what has to be disclosed, and in what order.
California is a community property state. Broadly, what either spouse earned or acquired during the marriage belongs to both, and what came before it or by gift or inheritance generally does not. That sounds simple and is where most disputes actually live, because assets get mixed together over years — a pre-marital account that received deposits from salary, a house bought before the marriage but paid down during it.
Custody is decided on the best interests of the child rather than on a default split, and the court expects a workable schedule rather than an argument about who is the better parent. Support is calculated from a statewide formula using income and the timeshare each parent has, which means the parenting schedule and the money are connected even when they feel like separate fights.
Fee structures vary here more than in most areas. Uncontested filings are often flat-fee; contested matters are usually hourly against a retainer. Ask which applies to your situation, and ask what happens to the retainer if the other side files something unexpected.
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Farzad & Ochoa Family Law Attorneys, LLP
Divorce, child custody, spousal support and complex asset division, including high net worth matters.
The Sands Law Group, APLC
Divorce, child custody and spousal support matters, and debt collection defense for consumers.
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Common questions
Do we both need our own lawyer?
One attorney cannot represent both spouses; the interests conflict by definition. Some couples use one attorney for one side plus a mediator, or resolve terms themselves and use counsel to review the agreement before filing. What is not workable is treating one side's lawyer as neutral.
Is everything we own split down the middle?
Community property — broadly, what was earned or acquired during the marriage — is divided equally. Separate property generally is not. The contested part is almost always characterisation: showing which category a particular asset falls into after years of commingling.
Can we agree custody without going to court?
Yes. A parenting agreement the parents reach themselves can be submitted for the court to make into an order, and courts generally prefer that to deciding for you. The order matters because it is what is enforceable if the arrangement later breaks down.
How is child support decided?
It comes from a statewide guideline formula rather than a judge's discretion, driven mainly by each parent's income and the percentage of time the child spends with each. Because timeshare is an input, changes to the parenting schedule can change the support figure.