Divorce, Child Support, Custody, Restraining Orders (Los Angeles)

About This Service

This is my commitment to you for the year 2025: to complete your work in a timely manner, to be punctual in meeting my obligations, to maintain clear and prompt communication with my clients, and to be diligent and attentive to your requirements. I hold in high regard the qualities of character, integrity, resilience, a strong work ethic, and common sense. Please note, I am a foreign attorney and not licensed in California. I have represented myself pro per in California within both civil and criminal contexts, in England regarding the Hague Convention, and in Mexico. My specialized experience in California encompasses family law, dependency cases, civil litigation, and jury selection for criminal law matters. I hold a California license for Legal Document Preparation, am bonded, and collaborate with California attorneys who provide Limited Scope Representation for my clients. When necessary, my team also includes a licensed and bonded Private Investigator and an IRS-certified financial advisor authorized to represent clients before the IRS. I possess an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola Marymount University in Westchester, California.

My practice focuses on family law. The fee for paralegal paperwork preparation is $350 per procedural step. I also handle civil litigation, probate, wills, living trusts, and restraining orders. Through a new association with a law office, we now also manage traffic tickets, criminal matters, and evictions. I am licensed and bonded. You can reach me, Miguel Centeno, at (310) 782-4987. Should you require an attorney for court appearances, one is available, as I work with two attorneys who each possess over two decades of experience in family law. I am a Member of the American Bar Association and hold an ABA paralegal certificate. My team also includes an IRS-certified forensic accountant. We manage both simple and complex cases, with all team members boasting over 20 years of experience. Our services are economical. My phone number is (310) 782-4987 and my email is miguelcentenosr@gmail.com.

Postscript: I have developed a unique, optional approach. I guide the client through a journey of awakening and awareness during the divorce process. This involves sharing one-hour Zoom sessions for each significant legal form to foster familiarity and personal acceptance. This process is guided by principles of honesty, fairness, legality, transparency, embracing reality, being true to oneself, and looking forward to a genuine life. The time a client spends with me in this manner can save them significant headaches and thousands of dollars, leading them to a therapeutic catharsis that imparts a sense of accomplishment, personal empowerment, growth, greater wisdom, and acceptance. This approach is entirely optional; a client may choose to delegate and remain detached or fully engage in the experience.

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Note: I am associated with a traffic and criminal attorney who offers a substantial discount to clients I refer.

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No one enters suit justly, no one goes to court honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity. Isaiah 59:4.

The lay litigant enters a temple of mysteries whose ceremonies are dark, complex, and unfathomable. Pretrial procedures are the cabalistic rituals of the lawyers and judges who serve as priests and high priests. The layman knows nothing of their tactical significance. He knows only that his case remains in limbo while the priests and high priests chant their length and arcane pretrial rites. (Daley v. County of Butte, 227 Cal. App 2d 380, 392 (1964))

When people denounce Injustice, it is because they are afraid of suffering wrong, not of doing it. Thrasymachus (Plato’s Republic).

Legal Research is an ethical obligation. Failure to conduct adequate research may expose the attorney to liability for malpractice. It is necessary to make an intelligent judgment on behalf of a client. Smith v. Lewis 530 P.2d 589 at 596 (Cal.1975).

An attorney owes a duty to his/her client to advocate his/her case vigorously. -Model Code of Professional Responsibility, EC 7-4 (1980) id at Canon 7.

Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process. Thurgood Marshall.

Courage doesn\'t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher.

An attorney cannot carry out the practice of law like an ostrich with her or his head in the sand, ignoring her duty to research and acknowledge adverse precedent. Roeder v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 195 F. Supp. 2d 140, 185 (D.D.C. 2002) at 184.

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Call Miguel at 310-782-4987 or email miguelcentenosr@gmail.com.

MY QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA from LMU.edu (Private Jesuit University)
• ABA (American Bar Association) Paralegal Certificate (Licensed and bonded against errors and omissions $50K)
• Juris Doctor Mexican Law School
• Engaged in litigation since 1984.
• The only Mexican in history to have litigated before the Royal Court of Justice in the United Kingdom and won three times, with access to LexisNexis AI (an expensive litigation tool).
• Fully bilingual and bi-cultural (expertise in USA-Mexico relations with a Political Science and Philosophy degree).

An attorney cannot carry out the practice of law like an ostrich with her or his head in the sand, ignoring her duty to research and acknowledge adverse precedent. Roeder v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 195 F. Supp. 2d 140, 185 (D.D.C. 2002) at 184.

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Call Miguel at 310-782-4987 or email miguelcentenosr@gmail.com.