Michelle Dawn Smith

I used Michelle for my custody and child support case. She helped me get exactly what I wanted. I was not comfortable with my daughter just going to stay the night off the bat. She came up with a proposal that he does supervised visits and once completed he could move to unsupervised. As far as child... support her father is getting paid under the table, and she was able to get his bank statements subpoenaed and get me the child support I deserved. She is professional and quick on her toes when presenting her cases to the judge and magistrate. She has many years of experience under her belt. Michelle returns emails and phone calls promptly. I walked away feeling at ease and I was rewarded sole primary custody and joint legal with tie breaking authority. I highly recommend Michelle she will get the job done!!

After years of attempting to advocate for myself in the legal system on a divorce/child support I by chance was recommended to speak with Michelle Smith. Michelle Smith helped me settle and move forward in a concise no nonsense manner. Her guidance has helped me in so many ways. My only regret is tha...t I did not start the divorce process with her. I know my outcome would have been even better. She helped me clean up from where I was and get an acceptable outcome. Thank you very much Michelle Smith.

My past experiences with lawyers have been poor. When I began the search for a child custody lawyer for my adult daughter, there was much trepidation. Her son’s father lives out of state which complicates parenting time more than normal. Little did I know that Michelle Smith would restore my fai...th in the integrity of our judicial system. My daughter and I are ecstatic that Michelle was able to win every single thing she asked for in the custody agreement. Equally as important were her wins in knowledge, compassion, responsiveness, professionalism, straightforwardness, and honesty. Her first priority was the best interest of my grandson when he visits his father and the father’s financial accountability. I highly recommend her.

Michelle made all the right moves, and we now have primary custody of and final decision authority for my daughter. After receiving Michelle's name and firm through two different and unrelated recommendations, we decided to switch lawyers in the middle of what had become a long and drawn out situ...ation in court over child support and custody issues with my daughter. Due to the nature of the evolving issues in our case, there were multiple motions filed, starting simply with legally required child support changes, then complicated and complex out-of-state jurisdiction issues, and finally culminating in a motion for a change of custody. Every step along the way, Michelle was thoughtful with our situation, confident in her decisions, and swift with her actions. Michelle spent the time required to know our case. When it was argued that this case should move out of Maryland, she fought for the case to remain here, despite our child residing out of the state full time with her other parent. She won jurisdiction for us. Then, when we needed to know how to thoughtfully and carefully bring in the opinion of our daughter, she provided the evidence appropriate to have the court appoint a best interest attorney for our child. This made all the difference - and Michelle's expertise was invaluable. Michelle's follow-on actions over a period of months resulted in us receiving a settlement offer out of court, granting us primary custody. This was the most valuable of all - as our daughter was able to hear that her parents had agreed that the best place for her to be was with us, where she wanted to be. Michelle's involvement in this sensitive issue has forever impacted our lives for the better. She was an answered prayer, a blessing, and we are forever grateful for her efforts. Choosing a lawyer to handle a child custody case over internet reviews is not easy. We would absolutely recommend Michelle to anyone dealing with this most important issue.