San Diego Family Law Office
Visit Smith Family Law, APC in Downtown San Diego
Our family law office is located at 225 Broadway, Suite 2220, in the center of downtown San Diego. Since 2017, our team has guided San Diego County families through divorce, child custody, support, and marital agreement matters with honest, straightforward counsel. If you are searching for a family law firm close to home and close to the courthouse, our downtown location was chosen with clients like you in mind.
Call (619) 431-3131 to speak with an attorney, or book a free 30-minute phone consultation online.
Office Details
Address: 225 Broadway, Suite 2220, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 431-3131
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Consultations: Free 30-minute phone appointment; in-office meetings by appointment
Our suite is on the 22nd floor of the Broadway building, a short walk from the San Diego County Superior Court, the Hall of Justice, and the Civic Center. The location makes it convenient to meet before or after a court appearance and keeps our attorneys minutes from the courtrooms where local family law matters are decided.
Getting Here
By Car and Parking
The office is accessible from Interstate 5 and State Route 163, both a few minutes from downtown. Paid parking is available in nearby structures along Broadway and Front Street, and metered street parking surrounds the Civic Center.
By Public Transit
The Civic Center Trolley station (Blue and Orange Lines) is one block away, and several MTS bus routes stop along Broadway. The Santa Fe Depot and Amtrak station are a short ride to the west.
Nearby Landmarks
You will find our building near the San Diego Central Library, Horton Plaza Park, and the Gaslamp Quarter. The County Administration Center and the family court are within easy walking distance.
How Our San Diego Team Can Help
Family law touches the most personal parts of your life, and the right guidance makes a difference in the outcome. Our San Diego attorneys handle the full range of family law matters, and each practice area has a dedicated page where you can learn more:
- Divorce: Guidance through every step of ending a marriage in California, from filing to final judgment.
- Child Custody: Advocacy for parenting plans that protect your relationship with your children and serve their best interests.
- Child and Spousal Support: Accurate support calculations and representation in support disputes.
- Property Division: Fair division of community property, business interests, and complex assets.
- Domestic Violence: Restraining orders and protection for you and your family.
- Uncontested Divorce: An efficient path for couples who agree on the terms.
- Mediation: A collaborative alternative that keeps decisions in your hands.
- Marital Agreements: Prenuptial, postnuptial, and marital settlement agreements drafted to hold up.
Why San Diego Families Choose Smith Family Law
We built our practice around the belief that clients deserve both skilled advocacy and genuine care. When you work with our downtown San Diego office, you can expect:
- Free phone consultations so you can get answers before committing to anything.
- Over 50 years of combined family law experience, including a California Certified Family Law Specialist on our team.
- Attorneys who truly care about your case and treat you as a person, not a file number.
- Honest, straightforward service that keeps you informed at every stage.
Our clients tell the story better than we can. Smith Family Law holds a 4.7-star rating across 45 Google reviews from families we have helped move forward.
“The attorneys are sharp, supportive, and decently priced.”
“All my issues were resolved well above my expectations.”
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Why Smith Family Law?
FREE PHONE CONSULTATION.
Your first conversation with our team costs nothing, and you can meet with us from anywhere in San Diego County.
VETERAN-OWNED, SERVING SAN DIEGO SINCE 2017.
Smith Family Law, APC is a veteran-owned firm that has focused on California family law from our downtown San Diego office since 2017
MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE.
Our attorneys bring more than 50 years of combined family law experience to every case we handle.
A CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST ON THE TEAM.
Senior Associate Attorney Caroline Plemmons is a Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Through the statewide guideline formula in Family Code Section 4055, which uses both parents' net disposable incomes and each parent's share of parenting time. Health insurance, childcare, and other add-ons adjust the number. Courts must order the guideline amount except in limited situations the statute permits.
For marriages under ten years, a common benchmark is support for about half the length of the marriage. For marriages of ten years or more, the court retains jurisdiction indefinitely, though support is still expected to end when the supported spouse becomes self-sufficient. Every order depends on the Section 4320 factors.
Child support is always modifiable when circumstances change, such as income shifts or parenting time changes. Spousal support is modifiable unless your judgment says otherwise, and it ends automatically if the supported spouse remarries. Modifications run from the date you file, so act quickly when finances change.
Not necessarily. The guideline formula weighs both parenting time and income, so when one parent earns significantly more, support is usually still owed even in an equal timeshare. Choosing a schedule just to avoid support tends to backfire, both financially and with the court.
California is a no-fault state, so infidelity by itself does not change spousal support. What Family Code Section 4320 does require courts to consider is any documented history of domestic violence between the spouses, which can reduce or eliminate support for an abusive spouse.