Superior Court of California - County of Orange

Family Law

Please Note
The Family Law Unit handles cases in which people are ending a marriage or registered domestic partnership, identifying a child’s legal parents, determining custody and visitation issues, establishing or enforcing child and spousal support or dealing with domestic violence or elder abuse issues. For information on one or more of these issues, please click on the links below.

The Family Law Clerks Office and 14 Family Law courtrooms are located at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in the city of Orange. There are 3 Family Law courtrooms located at the Central Justice Center in the city of Santa Ana.
 
Dissolution (Divorce) / Legal Separation / Nullity (Annulment) Divorce/
Separation/
Annulment
 
Child Support Child Support
 
Custody & Visitation Custody & Visitation
 
Paternity Paternity
 
Domestic Violence Domestic Violence
 
Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse
 
Family Law Resources Family Law Resources
 
Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions
 
Office of the Family Law Facilitator Office of the Family Law Facilitator
 
Self-Help Center Self-Help Center
 
Family Court Services Family Court Services
 
Elder/Adult Dependent Abuse Tentative Rulings -
Family Law
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Family Violence Council - Domestic Violence Resource Directory DV Resource Directory