Family Law Services: Family Law Legal Services

California Family Law areas of Practice

What is Family Law?

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Family Law deals with cases in which the parties need to file a Dissolution of Marriage also known as a Divorce or where parties need to Dissolve a Registered Domestic Partnership. Family law also includes cases where the parties need to Establish Parental Relationship which is also referred to as a Paternity action. Once the court makes a finding that Parental Relationship exists the parties will have rights and obligations attached to that finding. The right to have child custody and child visitation orders established and enforced and the establishment and enforcement of guideline child support and/or spousal support orders. Family Law services also includes the filing of Temporary Domestic Violence motions if a party needs protection under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.