Family Law

Guichard, Teng & Portello represents individuals in all areas of family law, and offers mediation, negotiation, and trial advocacy services. Understanding that family law deals with unions, break-ups, and the hearts and minds of children, our attorneys handle each case with skill and sensitivity to put people at ease and help make processes flow.

  • Divorce, separation, annulment
  • Child and spousal support
  • Child custody and visitation
  • Property and debt allocation
  • Restraining orders
  • Pre- and post-nuptial agreements
  • Domestic partnerships
  • Limited Scope representation – this allows you to retain an attorney to handle only the specific areas of family law that require expert legal assistance, for instance, document preparation or coaching for a family law-related issue; limited scope representation allows you to manage your schedule of time and costs

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Multi-lingual

In addition to English, several Guichard, Teng & Portello attorneys and staff are fluent in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Taiwanese.

Counties Served

With offices in Concord and Davis, California, Guichard, Teng & Portello serves the San Francisco Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma; the Sacramento Metropolitan Area counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo; and international interests in Canada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan.