Oakland and Alameda County Divorce Lawyers, Child Support, Child Custody. The Ford Law Firm—Family Law Experts.

The Ford Law Firm is a specialty family law firm dedicated entirely to the practice of family law and domestic partnerships in Alameda County, the East Bay and Oakland. This firm is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. That is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating and refers to our peers' perception of our legal ability and professional ethics. The firm’s lawyers are experts in all types of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, paternity, stepparent adoption and complex property division.

The Ford Law Firm has two Bay Area locations: our primary office in downtown Oakland’s City Center and a second office in Pleasanton.

Founding member Shane R. Ford is certified by the State Bar of California as a Certified Family Law Specialist and he currently serves as a board member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS). Mr. Ford is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of San Francisco magazine and Northern California Super Lawyers magazine.  In addition, Mr. Ford serves as a settlement commissioner for the Alameda County family law courts.

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