| According to the U.S. Census Bureau State and | | | | Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El |
| County QuickFacts, in 2005, California had an | | | | Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, |
| estimated population of 36,132,147. Taking into | | | | Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, |
| consideration the size of the population in California | | | | Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, |
| and the recent divorce statistics suggesting some | | | | Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, |
| 50% or more of all marriages in California will end in | | | | Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, |
| divorce, it is not surprising to see how there is a | | | | San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis |
| need for California divorce lawyers. | | | | Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa |
| California has tens of thousands of California lawyers | | | | Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, |
| or California attorneys registered with the State Bar | | | | Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, |
| of California which is an indicator of how many | | | | Ventura, Yolo, or Yuba. |
| California lawyers are needed. Of the tens of | | | | Some California divorce lawyers practicing law in |
| thousands of California lawyers practicing law in | | | | California will seek out a special family law certification |
| California some will go into practice as a divorce | | | | by the State Bar of California or an organization |
| lawyer devoting all or some of their practice to the | | | | accredited by the State Bar of California. Currently, |
| field of family law issues such as divorce or | | | | California has hundreds of Certified Family Law |
| dissolution of marriage, paternity, domestic | | | | Specialists (CFLS) registered with the State Bar of |
| partnerships, child custody and visitation, domestic | | | | California. The percentage of all the California lawyers |
| violence, restraining orders, spousal support, child | | | | in California who actually seek to become Certified |
| support, guardianship, adoptions, community property, | | | | Family Law Specialists (CFLS) is relatively low. |
| division of property, and more. | | | | Although California divorce lawyers are not required |
| California divorce lawyers will generally practice family | | | | to have such a certification to practice family law it |
| law in at least one California county. Typically the | | | | does allow the California divorce lawyer to advertise |
| county will be the county in which the California | | | | as a specialist in the field of family law. |
| divorce lawyer's office is located. However, it is not | | | | Considering the size of the population in California, the |
| unusual for a California divorce lawyer to practice law | | | | high divorce rate in California, and the number of |
| in multiple counties within California. There are | | | | California divorce lawyers practicing family law in |
| approximately 58 Superior Courts in California in which | | | | California, it is not surprising to see how there is a |
| a California divorce lawyer may choose to practice | | | | growing need for California divorce lawyers among |
| family law such as the Superior Court of California | | | | consumers today. |
| County of Alameda, Alpine, Amador , Butte, | | | | |