Family Court
The Family Court handles divorce, legal separation, parentage, custody and visitation, support and domestic violence matters, at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse.
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Divorce · Sacramento, Sacramento County
Divorce in Sacramento
Where your case is filed and who helps.
Divorce cases in Sacramento are heard by the Family Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse. The court runs a Family Law and Probate Self-Help Center with the Family Law Facilitator's Office, and Family Court Services offers both confidential mediation and child custody recommending counseling. This page explains these local services so you are prepared before you speak with an independent family-law attorney licensed in California.
What is local in Sacramento County
Family Law & Probate Self-Help Center / Family Law Facilitator
Free help for people without an attorney: legal and procedural information, forms and review of most completed forms. Staff do not give legal advice or represent anyone.
Official source ↗Family Court Services
Family Court Services performs Confidential Mediation and Child Custody Recommending Counseling (CCRC) for parties with an established Sacramento family law case, free of charge.
Official source ↗One Day Divorce
The Self-Help Center's One Day Divorce Program helps parties whose Sacramento County divorce is ready to be finalized have a judgment entered by a judge the same day, if the case is eligible.
Official source ↗Where family law cases are handled
The Sacramento Family Court sits at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse. The Family Court page links to online services, including family court records, the family law calendar search, Family Court Services appointment search and self-help e-correspondence.
The court's general e-filing page lists civil, criminal, probate, small claims and unlawful detainer cases; check the Family Court page or ask the Self-Help Center how to submit family law filings before you file.
Self-help and custody services
The Family Law and Probate Self-Help Center and Family Law Facilitator's Office provide free assistance to people without an attorney who have cases in, or live in, Sacramento County. Staff explain procedures and review forms, but they do not give legal advice or act as anyone's attorney. Help is available in person on a first-come, first-served basis, by appointment and remotely.
Family Court Services offers both Confidential Mediation and Child Custody Recommending Counseling (CCRC). The court states its services are confidential, except that mediators must report suspected child abuse or a risk of serious harm.
Family Court Counselors have master's degrees and training in areas such as conflict resolution, children's development, domestic violence and child abuse. The Family Court page also links to family law FAQs and remote appearance information.
What is the same everywhere in California
One spouse must have lived in California for six months and in the county for three months before filing (Family Code §2320). A divorce cannot become final until six months after the respondent is served or appears (Family Code §2339). Statewide Judicial Council forms are used together with Sacramento local forms.
Local information as of October 2026, general information and not legal advice. Court locations, hours and procedures change; check the official court page before you go.
Questions about divorce in Sacramento
Who is behind Evenpart
Leon E. Johnson
Managing Partner, Omnilex · San Francisco
Evenpart is operated by Omnilex. Leon E. Johnson leads Omnilex’s US business from San Francisco. He is a California attorney and spent about twelve years at Goodwin and Kirkland & Ellis before joining Omnilex.
Leon does not personally take on the matters that come through Evenpart. Your matter is handled by the independent family-law attorney licensed in California whom you choose to engage. That attorney quotes scope and fee in writing before any work begins.
- Admitted in California since 2015 (State Bar #302786), also Utah; Texas inactive
- JD, Harvard Law School · BS Finance, Brigham Young University
- Speaks English, Spanish, Russian
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