Trusted Divorce & Family Law Attorney in Lompoc

Base-area and valley families get the complete practice. That includes divorce, uncontested divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, restraining orders, QDROs, estate planning, traffic ticket defense, divorce mediation, prenuptial agreements, and document preparation. View all of our services.

California community property rules still govern, but federal law controls how military retired pay divides and when the government pays a former spouse directly, which depends on how long the marriage overlapped service. Health benefits, housing allowances, and survivor coverage all follow their own rules. Our QDROs and retirement-division work covers the military side precisely.

California protects service members: a deployment by itself cannot be the basis for permanently losing custody, and orders can designate temporary care during absences with automatic resumption after return. The strongest protection is a child custody plan written to anticipate rotations before they happen.

It depends on the matter. Traffic citations and certain protective order and limited family matters are heard at the local courthouse on Civic Center Plaza, while most contested family law for the north county runs through the Cook Street court in Santa Maria. We appear in both and route each filing correctly.

Transparent pricing with no surprise fees that fits military budgets, direct attorney contact that survives odd schedules, and working familiarity with the federal rules layered onto California cases. Free consultations, including by phone when duty makes office visits hard, keep the first step easy.

Reach out however duty allows, by form, phone, or email, and we will schedule a free consultation around your shift. You will get straight answers, a plan that anticipates deployments, and the cost in advance, with no obligation attached. Get a free consultation.