Grounds for Divorce:  The court may grant a divorce upon a showing of irreconcilable differences or incurable insanity. [California Family Code]

Residency Requirements: "A judgment of dissolution of marriage may not be entered unless one of the parties to the marriage has been a resident of this state for six months and of the county in which the proceeding is filed for three months next preceding the filing of the petition." [California Family Code]

California Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
California Department of Child Support Services
Telephone: 916–464–5000
TDD Toll Free: 866–223–9529
Recorded messages Toll Free: 866–249–0773

California Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
California Family Code Sections 4050 - 4076

California Child Support Calculator

California Divorce Forms Online
California Courts Self-Help Center

California Divorce Laws
California Family Code

California Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
Telephone: 805–654–6014
24-Hour Hotline: 805–656–1111
Spanish Hotline: 800–300–2181
TDD: 805–656–4439

California Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
LawhelpCalifornia.org
Telephone: Listed by city and program on website.

Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by county on website.

California Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Inland Valleys Justice Center
Telephone: 909-397-5780

National Conflict Resolution Center
Telephone: 619-238-2400 ext. 219

Northern California Mediation Center
Telephone: 415-461-6392

San Joaquin Valley Mediation
Telephone: 661-616-5252

California State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
State Bar of California

California State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide 415–538–2250 or Toll Free 866–442–2529