Shayan Family Law, APC is a Century City family law firm representing clients across Los Angeles County in divorce, child custody and support, spousal support, property division, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and divorce mediation.
The firm handles family law matters ranging from ordinary separations and custody disputes to complex and high-net-worth divorces and prenuptial agreements involving closely held businesses, executive and equity compensation, real estate holdings, and the valuation and support questions that follow.
The Shayan Family Law Approach
The firm's approach is centered on high-touch service and prioritizing children's well-being. Shayan Family Law's clients work directly with the lawyers responsible for their case and much of the early work in any engagement goes into making sure the client understands not only the law, but also what each available strategy will mean for their finances, their family, and their daily life once the case is over.
What the firm handles
The divorces Shayan Family Law sees often involve a business or professional practice, restricted stock units and stock options, carried interest and other fund economics, or real estate, including short-term rental properties. These cases regularly turn on business valuation, the characterization of separate and community property, the income actually available for support when one spouse owns the company that pays them, and requests for attorney's fees under California Family Code section 2030. The firm also represents parents in contested and uncontested custody matters, move-away and relocation disputes, and child and spousal support, and handles domestic violence matters, including restraining orders.
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are a substantial part of the practice, particularly for founders, executives, and professionals whose wealth is largely in equity, and for clients protecting a family inheritance or a business built before the marriage. The firm drafts these agreements to be enforced rather than merely signed, which in California means close attention to financial disclosure, timing, and the independent-counsel requirements that courts examine when an agreement is challenged.
Divorce mediation
The firm's principal, Nina Shayan Depatie, also serves as a neutral mediator for couples who want to resolve their divorce privately, whether or not each has retained counsel. She holds a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine's Straus Institute and has served as a Daily Settlement Officer in the Los Angeles Superior Court's ADR program. Her mediation work focuses on producing agreements both parties understand and that they and their families can live with after the process ends.
Recognition
Nina Shayan Depatie has been named by Forbes among the top ten divorce attorneys in Los Angeles (2024 and 2025); selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list every year since 2022; recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in Family Law and in Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation (2025 through 2027 editions); included in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers; listed by Doyle's Guide among the Leading Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers in Los Angeles (2026); and featured in Los Angeles Magazine's Best of L.A. Legal 2026. She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal on the valuation of social media accounts in divorce.
Natasha Aminpour has been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2025.
Community
The firm's attorneys have volunteered with the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, which provides family law assistance to low-income Angelenos and survivors of domestic violence. Nina has also volunteered with Domestic Abuse Self Help (DASH). The firm is active in the Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica Bar Associations and the Los Angeles Consensual Dispute Resolution Association.
More Information
Shayan Family Law is located at 1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067, and appears regularly in the Los Angeles Superior Court's family law departments. Consultations can be arranged at (310) 855-5555 or through shayanlegal.com.
Best Lawyers Recognition
Shayan Family Law, APC is a leading law firm with 2 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 2 practice areas. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Shayan Family Law APC has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation.
