San Bernardino, CA

The Law Offices of Schank Family Law in San Bernardino County’s premier family law firm. Located in historic Downtown San Bernardino, our office is approximately one block away from the San Bernardino Family Law Court. Our team of family law strategists is led by a Certified Family Law Specialist overseeing associate attorneys with enough accumulative experience in every facet of the family law legal system. The resources Schank  Family Law brings to the table are virtually unmatched in San Bernardino County. Call us today, we’d love to put our resources and experience to work for you.

Facing a divorce or family law dispute is hard enough without worrying about whether your attorney truly knows the local courts. That’s where Schank Family Law comes in. We’ve built our San Bernardino practice around one thing: showing up prepared, every time.

Types of Divorce Cases We Handle

No two divorces look the same. Some involve young children, others involve decades of shared finances, and many involve both. At Schank Family Law, we’ve worked with clients across San Bernardino through all kinds of situations — the straightforward and the deeply complicated. Here’s what we handle:

• Child Visitation: When parents can’t agree on a schedule, it’s usually the kids who feel it most. We help work out visitation arrangements that are realistic, stable, and built around what’s actually best for your child — not just what’s easiest to argue for.
• Pension Division: Retirement benefits earned during a marriage don’t just disappear in a divorce. Dividing a pension or 401(k) the right way requires specific legal steps, and getting it wrong can cost you. We make sure nothing gets left on the table.
• Property Division: California splits marital property 50/50 on paper, but figuring out what counts, what it’s worth, and how to divide it fairly is where things get complicated fast. We handle disputes over homes, businesses, debt, and everything in between.
• Spousal Support: Alimony decisions can follow you for a long time after the divorce is final. Whether you’re the one seeking support or pushing back on an unfair demand, we’ll build a case grounded in your actual financial picture.
• Child Custody: Custody is often the most fought-over part of a divorce, and for good reason — it determines how your child grows up and how present you get to be. We fight for arrangements that hold up in real life, not just on paper.
• Child Support: State guidelines give judges a starting point, but income changes, custody splits, and special expenses all affect what the right number actually is. We help clients get orders that reflect reality, and we handle modifications when things change down the road.
• High Net Worth Divorce: The more assets involved, the more ways there are for things to go sideways. Business valuations, hidden income, stock options, multiple properties — these cases require a level of financial detail that most firms aren’t equipped for. We are.
• Military Divorce: Service members and their spouses deal with rules that civilian divorces simply don’t have — from where you can even file, to how military pensions get divided under federal law. We know the process and handle it correctly from the start.
• Same-Sex Divorce: The legal framework is the same, but some cases involve domestic partnerships, longer relationships that predate marriage equality, or assets built up in ways courts don’t always know how to handle. We’ve been through these cases and know where the complications tend to show up.

Why Call Schank Family Law, San Bernardino Divorce Lawyers?

Picking up the phone and calling a divorce attorney isn’t easy. You want to know the person on the other end actually understands what’s at stake — not just legally, but for your family. Here’s what sets Schank Family Law apart for clients throughout San Bernardino County:

• A Certified Family Law Specialist at the helm. Our team is led by a California State Bar-certified family law specialist — a credential that fewer than a fraction of practicing family attorneys ever earn. That kind of formal recognition matters when your case ends up in front of a San Bernardino County judge.
• Full-service family law under one roof. Whether you’re navigating a , fighting for fair custody terms, or trying to untangle jointly-held property, you won’t get handed off to a junior associate or a general practitioner. Every practice area stays in-house.
• Real experience across every angle of family law. Our associate attorneys bring accumulated courtroom hours across custody disputes, support modifications, restraining orders, guardianships, and more. Questions about parenting time? Our  handle those situations every day.
• We treat your case like it matters — because it does. Divorce and family law proceedings affect your finances, your kids, and your day-to-day life for years after the paperwork is signed. We take that seriously from the first call.

Don’t face this alone — call Schank Family Law today and let an experienced San Bernardino divorce attorney guide you through every step of the process.

Our San Bernardino, CA divorce lawyers work with clients at every stage of the process — from the first conversation to the final order. Some cases settle quickly. Others take time, negotiation, and a willingness to fight when it matters. We’re comfortable with both. What we’re not comfortable with is leaving a client without the guidance they need when the stakes are high.

The office sits a short walk from the San Bernardino Family Law Court. Being close to the courthouse means we know the local judges, the filing procedures, and the unwritten rhythms of how cases move through this particular court. That kind of familiarity is hard to put a price on, but it shows up in results.

Our team covers everything — divorce, property division, spousal support, guardianship, restraining orders, and more. When kids are involved, we focus on arrangements that actually serve the child, not just the paperwork. And for families who’d rather resolve things without a courtroom battle, we offer a structured, lower-conflict path to a fair agreement that many clients find far less draining than litigation.

A Certified Family Law Specialist leads the team. Every case gets that level of oversight, regardless of size. That means when your attorney walks into court, they’re not figuring things out on the fly — they’ve already thought three steps ahead.

Family law cases move fast, and waiting too long to get legal advice can cost you options. The sooner you have someone in your corner, the better positioned you are — whether that means negotiating a settlement or preparing for a hearing.

Call us today for a free case evaluation. We’re close to the court, we know the process, and we’re ready to go to work for you.

Meet Christian L. Schank, San Bernardino Divorce and Family Law Attorney

Christian L. Schank didn’t build his reputation overnight. Since the late 1990s, he’s been showing up for families in Southern California going through divorces, custody disputes, and everything in between — and Schank Family Law is the firm that grew out of that work.

Here’s the reality of family law: people come in thinking their situation is straightforward, and it rarely is. Agreements fall apart, finances get complicated, and emotions run high. Christian has been around long enough to see every version of that story, and his job is making sure his clients don’t get caught off guard when it happens.

What sets him apart isn’t just experience — it’s that he actually listens. No two families are the same, and he doesn’t treat them like they are. Whether it’s a contested divorce, a child custody battle, spousal support, mediation, or a restraining order, the people at Schank Family Law treat every case like it matters.

Because in San Bernardino, it does. If you need someone who’s been fighting for families in this area for decades, Christian L. Schank is the call to make.

San Bernardino Divorce Attorney Review

Musa came to us during one of the more stressful periods of his life — and walking away feeling like things were handled, really handled, is exactly the kind of outcome we fight for. Divorce doesn’t follow a clean script. There are unexpected turns, emotional weight, and paperwork that piles up faster than most people expect. Having someone in your corner who actually slows down long enough to explain what’s happening makes a real difference.

That’s why we put so much emphasis on the whole team, not just the lead attorney. From the first consultation through to the final filing, clients work with people who are attentive, patient, and genuinely invested in the outcome. If you’re somewhere in the middle of a difficult situation and wondering whether it’s worth making that first call, reviews like Musa’s are probably your best answer. We’re here when you’re ready.

Visit Our San Bernardino Divorce Lawyers

The Law Offices of Christian Schank & Associates :
454 N Arrowhead Ave B, San Bernardino, CA 92401
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+1 (855) 705-7189