31 family law attorneys practise in San Diego, with cases heard in the family divisions of the San Diego County Superior Court.
California decides custody on the child's best interests and requires parents in a contested case to attend court-connected mediation before a hearing. Support is calculated by a statewide formula, so the argument is usually about the inputs — income, timeshare percentage, deductions — rather than the result.
San Diego's large military population makes service-related issues routine here: jurisdiction when a service member is stationed elsewhere, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and the division of military retired pay. Ask about that experience specifically if it applies to you.
Lawyers listed in San Diego also cover Personal Injury (35), Domestic Violence (30) and Divorce (26). The same practice elsewhere in California: Sacramento (24), Fresno (21) and Irvine (15). Across California the directory lists 239 attorneys in this practice; San Diego is 1st by their number among 22 cities.