California license and practice

Carla Castaneda is admitted to practice law in California and is an Active member of the State Bar of California (State Bar of California #294960). Verify the current individual Bar record at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/294960 before hiring an attorney.

Carla Castaneda is a partner at Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP in Sacramento, where she was welcomed as partner in 2025. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California, and a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Her family law practice covers divorce, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property and retirement division, mediation and collaborative divorce, and premarital and marital agreements. She is bilingual in Spanish. She earned her B.A. in Sociology and Psychology from the University of California, Davis in 2009 and her J.D. from the UC Davis School of Law in 2013.

Matters this legal field covers

Family law legal work may cover divorce, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property and retirement division, mediation and collaborative divorce, and premarital and marital agreements.

Questions to ask

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