Divorce

Divorce Advice in Contra Costa County
Accurate Help with Contra Costa County Divorce Laws

Whatley Law Firm offers a steady hand to guide you through a delicate situation—our law office can advise you on what you need to know to get through a divorce intact.

The laws in California provide for certain steps to get divorced:

• Term of residency in the state
  
• Term of residency in the county
  
• Filing of petition for dissolution
  
• Fair response times for the other party
  

Once these initial steps are completed, your divorce may be contested or uncontested.

If your divorce is uncontested—that is, your spouse agrees with what you state about the marriage—then Whatley Law Firm can help you write the papers that end the marriage.

If your divorce is contested—because your spouse disagrees with what you state, or requires something from you to end the marriage—then Whatley Firm can help you with Contra Costa County divorce mediation or trial.

Your Life Is Changing—Divorce Proceedings Are Only the Beginning
Once you make the decision to file for divorce, we can provide assistance in organizing what needs to be done to suit your new life.

Whatley Law Firm can give you divorce advice in Contra Costa County for all aspects of your transition:

• Child custody
  
• Visitation rights
  
• Enforcement of custodial rights, if your rights are denied by your former spouse
  
• Child support
  
• Alimony, or spousal support
  
• Modification of orders or Judgment terms, if you believe an old reality is reflected and there has been a change of circumstances
  
• Community property division
  

We work to make a rocky change a little smoother for you.

Call 1-925-228-0800 for your free 30 minute consultation to learn more about divorce and 
separation in Contra Costa County.

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Legal Separation
  
• Nullification
  
• Premarital Agreements
• Domestic Partnerships
  
• Marital Settlement Agreements
  
• Paternity
  
• Child Custody
  
• Visitation Rights
  
• Department of Child Support Services (DCSS)
• Alimony/Spousal Support
• Property Division
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  
• Domestic Violence

Whatley Law Firm
821 Main Street
Martinez CA 94553
Phone: 925-228-0800
Fax: 925-228-9898