Family Law Across Mohave County
Mohave County hears family cases in three separate courthouses spread across one of the largest counties in the country. Which one you are in changes the practical shape of the case.
Mohave County At A Glance
- County seat
- Kingman
- Superior Court locations
- Three: Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City
- Kingman courthouse
- 415 E. Spring Street
- Western county line
- The Colorado River and the Nevada and California state lines
Three courthouses, a very large county, and a state line running down one edge of it.
Three Courthouses, Hundreds Of Miles Apart
Mohave County is one of the largest counties in the United States by area, and it runs Superior Court out of three separate locations rather than one.
Kingman is the county seat. Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City each have their own Superior Court location, which matters enormously when the alternative is a drive of an hour or more in each direction.
Where your case sits is the court’s assignment and generally follows where you live. Confirm it early, because in this county the wrong assumption costs a whole day.
Kingman
County seat
415 E. Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401
Lake Havasu City
Superior Court location
2001 College Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
Bullhead City
Superior Court location
2225 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442
Distance is the case
Kingman, Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City are each a substantial drive from one another.
Ask which courthouse before you build a schedule around anything.
Bullhead City Sits On The Nevada Border
Bullhead City faces Laughlin, Nevada across the Colorado River. A great many families here live on one side of that river and work on the other.
That raises questions a Phoenix case rarely has to deal with. Which state should hear the case. How income earned in Nevada gets treated. What happens when one parent moves across the bridge and the parenting plan was written as though the state line were not there.
None of that has a single answer that fits every family, and it is exactly the kind of thing worth asking about before a petition is filed rather than after.
Four Things Worth Knowing
Three Courthouses
Kingman at 415 E. Spring Street, Lake Havasu City at 2001 College Drive, Bullhead City at 2225 Trane Road. Which one hears your case is the court’s assignment.
The State Line Is A Real Issue
Living in Arizona and working in Nevada, or the reverse, affects income questions and can affect which state hears the case. Raise it at the start.
Distances Are Not Valley Distances
Driving between the three population centers of this county is not a quick trip. Exchange schedules written without that in mind fall apart quickly.
We Work From Phoenix
Desert Legal Group is based in Phoenix and takes Mohave County matters. Ask us directly how we handle appearances and meetings at that distance before you decide anything.
Mohave County Family Law FAQs
Which courthouse will my case be in?+
Mohave County has Superior Court locations in Kingman, Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City. The assignment generally follows where you live and it is the court’s to make.
Confirm it early. In a county this size the difference is a full day.
I live in Bullhead City and work in Laughlin. Does that complicate things?+
It can. Income earned across a state line, and a parenting plan that has to work across one, both raise questions a single-state case does not.
It is worth raising on the first call rather than discovering it partway through.
Do you have an office in Kingman or Lake Havasu?+
No. Desert Legal Group works out of Phoenix. We take Mohave County matters and we would rather be straight with you about what that means.
Ask about appearances, meetings and travel on the consultation call.
When should I call?+
Earlier helps. The decisions that are hardest to undo tend to get made in the first few weeks, usually before anyone has spoken to a lawyer.
The consultation is free and there is no obligation to hire us.
Find Out Where You Stand
A free consultation with a Desert Legal Group attorney, and a straight answer about what your Mohave County case actually involves.
