Leah Choi Law helps clients in Los Angeles and Orange County with California divorce paperwork, property division, spousal support, child custody, and restraining order matters. We begin by identifying the case type, court deadlines, service issues, and documents that may be needed next. For mail, checks, and original records, please use the Burbank office as the official mailing address.
Before going into a long explanation, we first check whether there is a deadline, a hearing date, or an urgent family law issue that needs attention.
Every family law case has a different starting point. We help organize the issues, identify the next filing step, and prepare the documents needed for your situation.
Divorce petition, response, joint petition, disclosures, settlement paperwork, and judgment documents prepared according to the stage of the case.
Call to discuss →We help organize community property and separate property issues involving homes, bank accounts, debts, retirement accounts, and small businesses.
Call to discuss →We review temporary and long-term support issues, including requests, responses, modification, termination, and income-related documents.
Call to discuss →Assistance with domestic violence restraining order requests, responses, renewals, evidence organization, and hearing preparation.
Call to discuss →We help address custody, visitation schedules, parenting plans, and child-related orders or agreements in California family law cases.
Call to discuss →For existing document-preparation clients, we may assist with hearing preparation, expected questions, response organization, and exhibits.
Call to discuss →The following fee information is for general planning purposes. The fee structure depends on whether the major terms are already agreed upon or whether the case requires negotiation, attorney review, or contested court work.
This $5,000 flat attorney fee may apply when all major terms are already agreed upon and the case can proceed as an uncontested divorce through a Joint Petition or a Default Judgment with Agreement.
For spouses who are proceeding together and have already reached agreement on the major divorce terms. Court filing fees and any required service or mailing costs are separate.
For cases where the parties have a written agreement and the matter can proceed by default judgment with agreement. All major terms must be sufficiently clear before judgment paperwork can be prepared.
The $5,000 flat attorney fee applies only when the major divorce terms are already agreed upon. If the case requires negotiation, attorney review, disputed property division, support issues, custody issues, court filings, or ongoing communication with the other side, the matter is generally handled through formal representation with an initial retainer and hourly billing.
In divorce and family law matters, the first step is often not a full legal argument. The first step is identifying the case type, current filings, court deadlines, service status, and what must be filed next.
Divorce, custody, support, property division, restraining order, or post-judgment issue.
We look for response deadlines, service issues, upcoming hearings, and urgent filing concerns.
We identify what forms, evidence, financial documents, or court filings may be needed at the current stage.
The free phone inquiry is a brief preliminary screening to identify your case type, court dates, deadlines, and urgency. Detailed legal analysis, document review, or strategy consultation may require a paid consultation.
Legal advice and case direction are reviewed directly by Attorney Leah Choi. David Yoon handles office operations, scheduling, document organization, document delivery, and client communication so each matter can move through the process more clearly.
Leah Choi handles California divorce and family law matters, including case review, legal issue analysis, client counseling, and court document preparation.
David handles office operations, scheduling, client document organization, document coordination, and client communication. Legal advice, case direction, and legal review of documents are handled directly by Attorney Leah Choi.
Phone inquiries are generally available from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. In-person consultations are by appointment only. If you retain the office on the consultation date, the consultation fee may be credited toward attorney’s fees. The Burbank office is the firm’s official mailing address for mail, documents, checks, and original records.
By appointment are available in Burbank, Torrance, and Fullerton. The Burbank office is the firm’s official mailing address. Please send mail, documents, checks, and original records to Burbank unless the office gives you different written instructions.
3500 W Olive Ave, Ste 300
Burbank, CA 91505
By appointment
21250 Hawthorne Blvd, Ste 500
Torrance, CA 90503
By appointment
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900
Fullerton, CA 92835
By appointment
Please send mail, documents, checks, and original records to the Burbank office: 3500 W Olive Ave, Ste 300, Burbank, CA 91505. Burbank is the firm’s official mailing address. Torrance and Fullerton are appointment-based consultation locations only, unless the office gives you different written instructions.
The free phone inquiry is a brief preliminary screening to identify your case type, court dates, deadlines, and urgency. Detailed legal analysis, document review, or strategy consultation may require a paid consultation.
Yes. Law Offices of Leah Choi serves clients with California divorce and family law matters in Los Angeles County and Orange County, including Burbank, Torrance, Fullerton, and surrounding areas.
Yes. Please contact the office as soon as possible. We first check the hearing date, the current filings, service status, deadlines, and what documents may need to be prepared.
Yes. Depending on the case, the office may assist with divorce petitions, responses, disclosures, settlement paperwork, and judgment packets.
Stand-alone court appearance requests are generally not accepted. For existing document-preparation clients, the office may review court hearing preparation and related appearance support depending on the case.
When all major terms are already agreed upon, a Joint Petition or Default Judgment with Agreement may be available for a $5,000 flat attorney fee. This includes divorce paperwork, initial disclosures, judgment paperwork, and settlement agreement preparation. Court filing, service, mailing, QDRO attorney, and other third-party costs are separate.
A QDRO may be needed when a retirement account, pension, 401(k), or similar retirement plan must be divided in a divorce. The QDRO is a separate court order usually prepared to match the retirement plan administrator’s requirements. QDRO attorney fees are separate and are often around $1,000, but the actual cost depends on the QDRO professional and the retirement plan.
If the case requires negotiation, attorney review, disputed property division, support issues, custody issues, court filings, or ongoing communication with the other side, the matter is generally handled through formal representation. The initial retainer is typically $3,000, and attorney time is billed at $300 per hour against the retainer. When the retainer is depleted, the client must replenish the retainer to continue work.
No. The $3,000 retainer is an initial deposit for disputed or negotiated cases, not a flat fee for the entire case. Attorney work is billed at $300 per hour against the retainer. Additional retainer replenishment may be required as the case continues. Court filing fees, service costs, QDRO attorney fees, and other third-party costs are separate.
Yes. In-person consultations are by appointment only. Please call, text, or schedule online before visiting.
