Certified specialist perspective
Clients work with a Certified Family Law Specialist whose practice is focused on mediation, collaborative law, and consulting attorney services.
Divorce Mediation • Custody • Support • Collaborative Divorce
Divorce mediation, custody, support, and collaborative divorce guidance for Los Angeles County and Ventura County families.
Sharon S. Kianfar is a Certified Family Law Specialist who helps clients address divorce, legal separation, parenting plans, support, and consulting attorney needs through mediation, collaborative law, and focused legal guidance.
Initial consultations identify the issues involved, explain the available process options, and map out practical next steps. Meetings are available remotely or in-person, and agreements or next-step documents can be prepared as appropriate.
Certified Family Law Specialist since 2012 • 25+ years of family law experience • Volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles Superior Court program
Certified Family Law Specialist since 2012
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
25+ years of family law experience
Including 20 years handling litigated family law cases
Volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles Superior Court
Daily Settlement Officer Program
Mediation, collaborative law, and consulting attorney services
Clear options for different levels of family law support
Serving Los Angeles County and Ventura County
County-focused guidance for families across both regions
Remote and in-person availability
Consultations and sessions are available by appointment
How Clients Get Started
Start with the family law issue you need to solve.
Some clients are looking for a neutral divorce mediation process. Others want collaborative divorce counsel or a consulting attorney to review proposals, prepare for negotiations, or explain likely court expectations.
Sharon helps clients address divorce and legal separation, child custody and parenting plans, child and spousal support, property division, and agreement drafting with a step-by-step approach designed to clarify the immediate concerns, key dates, and best next move.
Why Clients Choose Sharon
Strong credentials paired with practical, resolution-focused guidance.
Court-informed settlement insight
Twenty years of litigation experience help Sharon explain likely pressure points, realistic settlement questions, and where additional care may be needed.
Clear client process
Consultation requests are typically answered within about 1 business day, with streamlined scheduling, digital documents, and remote or in-person meetings.
Choose the Right Process
Mediation, collaborative law, or consulting attorney support?
Each option serves a different role. A short consultation can help identify which path fits the family law issues, level of support needed, and the stage of the case.
Mediation
Sharon serves as a neutral facilitator to help parties work through divorce, custody, support, property, and agreement issues in a structured settlement process.
Collaborative Law
Each side has counsel in a settlement-focused process designed to resolve issues outside court while still providing dedicated legal representation.
Consulting Attorney Services
Clients can obtain advice, strategy, document review, and negotiation preparation outside or alongside mediation, collaborative work, or other family law discussions.
Family Law Services
Divorce, custody, support, and agreement-focused help.
Review how Sharon helps clients with divorce and legal separation, parenting plans, support, financial issues, mediation, collaborative law, and consulting attorney services.
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See how mediation differs from collaborative law and consulting support.
Learn how Sharon’s neutral role in mediation compares with counsel-led collaborative law and focused consulting attorney guidance.
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Helpful family law resources for clients doing early research.
Access plain-language pages covering divorce mediation, child custody mediation basics, collaborative divorce, consulting attorney services, and consultation preparation.
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Ready to discuss divorce mediation, custody, support, or collaborative divorce options?
Request a consultation to share the issues involved, preferred meeting format, and any important dates so the office can respond about the next appropriate step.