Francesca Madeline O'Cathain

I absolutely would not recommend this attorney. At all. I’m usually not one to give bad reviews. I hired this attorney for a matter pertaining to my then 5 year old son. False allegations were made on me. To which I would later be cleared by multiple agencies, including the NJ AG , where the dcpp cas...e was terminated. This attorney admitted over texts multiple times the judge wouldn’t let us respond to EO or other filings. Which is a very CLEAR violation of due process. Which is every American’s constitutional right right. As a result of her inability to properly ensure my rights, my son was placed with his alleged abuser. And subjected to unnecessary therapy, and alienated from his mom (me). All of which is neither in the child’s best interest & caused direct harm to the child. Unfortunately, Francesca’s inability to ensure my rights (present evidence), contributed to the harm my child faced. While she did not make the false allegations, she absolutely did not fight for me - more importantly my now 6 year old son. On another occasion when it came to child support termination, she again, didn’t care about my due process being violated. I was being forced to pay an amount I could not afford without either parties financials being looked at (again another due process issue). I find it hard to believe this woman has no sense of client’s rights having been an attorney for as long as she has. If you have a family matter, please do not consider hiring her. Find someone who cares about your kid, you, and your constitutional rights. She will gladly take your money while sending both you and your child up the creek without a paddle. The office for billing also seems to not be well organized. I relayed that I would be switching payment methods (as I had used the wrong card). This law firm refunded money. I confirmed the credit card company did not issue the refund & was indirectly threatened with a lawsuit. I have to know. How much gets billed when client’s rights are violated and it’s a minor child that pays the price for that level of incompetence. Damage to the child that can never be undone. Having counsel who cares and knows their stuff, makes a huge difference in court.