Top Rated Santa Barbara, CA Divorce Lawyers

31 divorce lawyers serve Santa Barbara, CA. Compare the best based on 233+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Santa Barbara County are listed below.

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Santa Barbara Has 31 Divorce and Separation Attorneys with 233 Reviews

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Law Offices of Evan Braunstein
7 West Figueroa Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Marriage & Prenuptials

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Dennis G. Merenbach, esq
225 E Carrillo St Ste 202, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 59 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and more

Bio: When it comes to experience and results, few Santa Barbara attorneys can match Dennis Merenbach’s achievements. Merenbach has delivered successful outcomes for 1000’s of clients and has an impressive array of legal accomplishments that go far beyo...

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Divorce And Separation Lawyers in Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce lawyers guide clients through every stage of marital separation and dissolution, including asset division, spousal support, child custody and support, and settlement negotiations. They draft and review settlement agreements, represent clients in mediation or trial, calculate equitable distribution, seek temporary orders, and work to protect financial and parental rights during and after divorce proceedings.

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Morales Law
718-B State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Bio: Since 2011, attorney Marcus Morales has represented the interests of clients in Santa Barbara facing family lawsuits. He has fought for and obtained favorable results in lawsuits with issues related to divorce, such as spousal support, child custo...

Rating: 8.3

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15 West Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support and more

Bio: Jennifer is originally from Mount Shasta, CA. She is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara College of Law. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 2009 and has practicing family law almost exclusive...

Rating: 9.5

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Shulman Family Law Group
7 W. Figueroa Street, Suites 300, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Adoption, Family and more

Bio: My mission is to help my clients successfully manage their crises in life, while keeping them out of legal and financial messes. I'm happy to be given the opportunity to enable people to function and feel safe in their daily lives while they strug...

Rating: 9.9

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Tracey Rangel Cruz Attorney at Law
1035 Santa Barbara St., Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Family and more

Review: "Tracey is the real deal. I was in a real time crunch, and she did some amazing work in "break neck" time! Thanks Tracey!"

Rating: 9.0

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Law Offices of Charles M. Oxton
1220 State Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Probate and more

Bio: Chip is a highly-skilled and respected legal advisor and litigator with over 45 years of experience practicing law in Santa Barbara. He has represented clients in a broad range of legal matters, including divorce and custody cases, personal injury...

Rating: 7.5

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Littenberg-Pettine LLP
1006 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family

Bio: Paul Pettine is a founding partner in the law firm of Wilson & Pettine, LLP. He has practiced law in California for more than 33 years, developing the expertise to become a highly trusted Santa Barbara matrimonial and family attorney. In addition ...

Rating: 8.7

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1114 State Street., Suite 231, La Arcada Building, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Estate Planning

Review: "Hiring Matthew Long was the best decision I could have made. After consulting with several other attorneys, I found Matthew to be the most knowledgeable, professional and of the highest integrity in his dealings with me. My divorce has been an emo..."

Rating: 7.9

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Ehlers & Fairbanks, PC
226 E Canon Perdido St Ste F, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family

Review: "Rather like most people who go and see Renee, it was not a fun time in my life. Renee made a difference. She gave great advice, she knew the right blend of aggression and amelioration and, something that is very important to me, she is honest. Ren..."

Rating: 7.4

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OxtonStaabGans Attorneys
1220 State Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Domestic Violence and more

Review: "We had the opportunity to work with Eric Gans, whose ability to provide my family with professional, yet empathetic counsel is a rare combination we found to put us in a position of strength and comfort. We found the entire firm at OxtonStaabGans ..."

Rating: 7.2

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Law Offices of Matthew J Long
1114 State St Ste 231, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Estate Planning

Bio: Guneet Kaur is an Associate Attorney at the Law Office of Matthew J. Long. Ms. Kaur received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she focused primarily on Religious Studies and Sociology. She obtained her J.D. from Sant...

Rating: 7.9

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Drury Pullen Law, A Professional Law Corp.
The Pueblo Building, 148 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Support, Family and more

Bio: Professional, competent Family Law representation by a Certified Family Law Specialist with over 22 years of legal experience. Call us for Family Law Legal needs.

Rating: 7.7

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Law Offices of Georgia L. Staab
1220 State Street, Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody and more

Bio: WE DO DIVORCE DIFFERENTLY We know that you and your children may be seriously impacted by conflict created in the divorce process. Conflict also increases your legal fees. Therefore, as a Family Law Attorney, Georgia Staab suggests strategies to r...

Rating: 7.3

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15 W Carrillo St #103, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Wills & Living Wills

Bio: The LAW OFFICES OF GARY R. COLEGROVE provides a full array of legal services with a focus in the areas of Bankruptcy and Divorce. For further information and/or a no cost, no obligation consultation, contact me by e-mail at , visit my website at o...

Rating: 6.7

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Law Office of Paul E. Schonauer
209 East Anapamu Street, PO BOX 91021, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody and more

Bio: My philosophy is simple. I strive to provide the best and most cost effective representation during the most significant and possibly traumatic time of your life. I bring a lifetime of experience, compassion, and common sense, to this task. My Off...

Rating: 7.6

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Law Office of Channe G. Coles
19 E. Mission Street, Suite D, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Alimony and more

Bio: Channe G. Coles understands the struggles which face divorced parents, especially those confronted with the challenge of raising a child on their own while struggling financially. As a child of divorce herself, she grew up in a single-parent fami...

Rating: 7.2

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Attorney at Bamieh & De Smeth, PLC
15 West Carrillo Street, Suite 104, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Alimony, Child Custody and more

Bio: I strive to guide my clients through basic and complex family law related matters in the most professional, competent, efficient, and ethical manner possible, including specifically the following issues: dissolution of marriage (commonly called "d...

Rating: 7.2

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The Law Office of Cameron M. Fernandez
351 Paseo Nuevo, Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family

Rating: 8.1

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NordstrandBlack
33 West Mission Street, Suite 206, Santa Barbara, CA

Divorce & Separation Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: Doug is a father of five, a former private pilot, a certified diver, cyclist, marathon runner, triathlete and snowboarder. He was a licensed California Contractor for over 25 years.

Rating: 7.1

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Which Divorce & Separation lawyers have been licensed the longest in Santa Barbara, CA?

Dennis Gene Merenbach 59 years licensed
Charles Michael Oxton 53 years licensed
Mccleary Hobbs Sanborn III 48 years licensed
Daniel Anthony Murphy 43 years licensed
Laura Grace Dewey 42 years licensed
Paul Alfred Pettine III 37 years licensed
Helen Crawford Zajic 36 years licensed
Gary Ronald Colegrove 35 years licensed
Matthew James Long 35 years licensed
Susanna Vivian Pullen 28 years licensed

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Which Santa Barbara, CA Divorce & Separation lawyers are newest to the area?

Lacey Marie Sorenson 6 years licensed
Guneet Kaur 10 years licensed
Douglas Michael Black 12 years licensed
Andrew T. Maley 13 years licensed
Paul E. Schonauer 13 years licensed
Eric Buckner Gans 14 years licensed
Marcus William Morales 14 years licensed
Jennifer Bednarczyk Yates 16 years licensed
Jason David Frantz 16 years licensed
Channe Gallagher Coles 17 years licensed

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Santa Barbara, CA Divorce Lawyers

Santa Barbara Has 31 Divorce and Separation Attorneys with 233 Reviews

Evan Scott Braunstein