San Francisco Divorce Lawyers and Law Firms

Divorce lawyers in San Francisco help with divorce and family matters including child support, custody, separation agreements, divorce agreements and asset division. San Francisco divorce lawyers and attorneys can take you through the steps of divorce.

Bob Lynn Edwards, Attorney at Law
Family Law attorney handling divorce and domestic partner dissolutions in Southern Alameda County (Fremont and Hayward Courts) and Santa Clara County (San Jose and Palo Alto Courts). I handle all aspects of a divorce and domestic partner dissolutions, including child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, and restraining orders, etc. I only handle divorce / dissolution cases.

Lerner Law Offices
Lerner Law Offices provide a sophisticated range of services focused on client needs in dissolution, custody, high asset and complicated family law matters cases.

Robert Kroll, Esq.
Robert Kroll is an attorney and child custody parent coach in the State of California performing parenting coaching and planning, in addition to family law matters including divorce, child custody mediation preparation, child custody laws, divorce laws, California child support laws, and all aspects of California family law. Serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mark Portman, Attorney-Mediator
Divorce Mediation & Family Law Services - Attorney Mediator Mark Portman offers divorce mediation services that can help you successfully complete a divorce or legal separation settlement on the key issues of property division, support and custodial arrangements if there are children.

Divorce Law Practice

• Separation
• Separate Maintenance
• Agreements
• Mediation
• Annulment
• Child support
• Child custody
• Visitation
• Paying spousal support
• Receiving spousal support
• Family law
• Modify the divorce judgment
• Dividing marital property
• Community property

Divorce Lawyers in San Francisco
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Moschetti Family Law
Moschetti Family Law has a proven track record of successful cases ranging from simple dissolutions with few issues, through complex cases requiring trials. Our firm strives to be the San Francisco Bay Area's most effective family law firm by achieving results efficiently and with the client being fully informed about what is happening in their case.

The Bar Association of San Francisco
The Lawyer Referral and Information Service can help you find a qualified, experienced family attorney in San Francisco.

Law Office of Jessica Watson
Experienced CA divorce and family law attorney in San Francisco specializing in all areas of divorce, custody, family law, adoption, and dependency.

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What's the difference between a divorce, a legal separation, and an annulment?

What can I do to make my case faster and cheaper?
In California, starting on January 1, 2005, domestic partners must also file for dissolution, legal separation, or annulment to end their relationship. For more information about ending a domestic partnership, click here.

What's the difference between a divorce, a legal separation, and an annulment?
A divorce (also called "dissolution of marriage" or "dissolution of domestic partnership") ends your marriage or domestic partnership. After you get divorced, you will be single, and you can marry or become a domestic partner again.

If you get divorced, you can ask the judge for orders like child support, spousal support, partner support, custody and visitation, domestic violence restraining orders, division of property, and other orders.

For married persons to get a divorce, you MUST meet California's residency requirement. For information about residency for domestic partners, click here.

A legal separation does not end a marriage or domestic partnership. You can't marry or enter into a partnership with someone else if you are legally separated (and not divorced). A legal separation is for couples that do not want to get divorced but want to live apart and decide on money, property, and parenting issues. Couples sometimes prefer separation for religious reasons.

You do not need to meet California's residency requirement to file for a legal separation. If you file for a legal separation, you may later be able to file an amended petition to ask the court for a divorce-after you meet the residency requirements.

In a legal separation case, you can ask the judge for orders like child support, spousal support, partner support, custody and visitation, domestic violence restraining orders, or any other orders you can get with a divorce case.

An annulment (or "nullity of marriage" or "nullity of domestic partnership") is when a court says your marriage or domestic partnership is NOT legally valid. A marriage or domestic partnership that is incestuous or bigamous is never valid. Other marriages and partnerships can be declared "void" because:

* of force, fraud, or physical or mental incapacity;
* one of the spouses or partners was too young to legally marry or enter into a domestic partnership; or
* one of the spouses or partners was already married or in a registered domestic partnership.

Annulments are very rare. If you ask to have your marriage or domestic partnership annulled, you will have to go to hearing with a judge.

There is a quick, easy way to get divorced called "summary dissolution." You won't have to talk to a judge and you may not need to hire a lawyer. But remember: it is in your best interest to see a lawyer about ending your marriage. You will only have to fill out a few forms.