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