Mary G. McDaniel

After 2 years now I am still not receiving any child support, my child's father still does not come see her or help support her in any way. This is after I moved back from Kentucky after being accused of kidnapping my child because the man never saw our kid before I left & then panicked well after I ...did. He then hired a lawyer & had me served. Lost with nowhere to go and being out of state, I turn to the internet looking for a lawyer. When I hired McDaniels I signed a contract to get my things back and to establish child custody, Etc. My daughter's father & I were not married but together for 14 years & we're in a partnership. I was informed by McDaniels that there were laws that we're coming into effect for people like myself & that she could help me. Matter of fact she even let me sign a clause it into our contract before I paid my money covering this very matter. She never lifted a finger to try to get one thing of mine back or ever try to establish any of my rights as a person in a long-term relationship of this sort or to even enforce child support. Our assets we're over $400,000 & I have proof that I worked a majority of the time & paid half the bills when we were together. After time went by I had asked about acquiring my things, then I was rudely told by McDaniels that I was the one that left the household so it was like I abandoned my things. I hired McDaniels from out of state, matter of fact off of this very website! Because of the laws, I had to find an attorney in Fl. because no one in Ky. could represent me. I was super impressed at first because she got back to me on Easter, yes Easter! She seemed very professional very upbeat, and accessible she had even told me about these new upcoming laws for partners & assured me that she could help me, I was totally sold. As time went on of course my child's father was being difficult, wanting to go to court in which McDaniels could not even keep up with the court dates. I remember one time being notified while I was at work that Court had been canceled that day which was supposed to be taking place in 1 hr, I had been in contact with the child's father so I knew what was going on days before McDaniel bothered to contact me. After almost a year, I was asking McDaniels when I was going to get child support & I was told it would be faster if I went to the courthouse to go file it myself, WOW. I guess she was right because it has been over 2 years since I hired this woman & a year since I have even heard a PEEP from her. I still have over $1,000 in credit that was never used. The little amount that she did accomplish, she had wound up being an expensive file Clerk in which I told her this. Seeming to get upset she sent me this trumped-up list of charges in which she charged me $60 twice to tell me to set up my voicemail on my phone after we had been corresponding for a year through my email when in fact she had only contacted me once & WTF? What type of charge is that? Especially when contact had NEVER been a problem. I have the list of charges if anybody would like to see it, it's absolutely ridiculous! I have never felt so ripped off & taken advantage of in my life aside from what my ex has done to me. All she did was help him and his lawyer to accomplish it. If I didn't know better I would swear that they were working together. There is truly nothing this woman did that I couldn't  have done myself. Granted she saved me a lot of legwork & frustration with court paperwork & dealing with my ex's lawyer but to be honest to save $6,000 I would definitely do it all over again.  Just FYI, I worked my but off since I was 16 installing flooring! We had lots of money I worked extremely hard for. I am now on food stamps and HUD just to support us. I have wore my body out just to have a man screw me out of everything I have worked for in my entire life for then watch the legal system uphold it & then watch my lawyer do absolutely not one thing about it. I have never felt so helpless

Mary McDaniel helped me through a quite difficult divorce that really should have been very simple. While we were unable to take on the standard of 50/50 time sharing now a days, she was able to help me resolve the case with no child support, as well as help ensure that my child go to school in the d...istrict associated with my address and that all methods of communication were the most healthy for my child and myself. What I appreciated most about Mary was her empathy and understanding and willingness to help. The process was quite anxiety provoking and emotional. She understood those things without showing judgment and never let the stress of the circumstances alter her attitude on my character. She was very organized and timely and kept me well informed. She was blunt and honest and made sure I was well prepared for court. She never pressured me into making choices. I would definitely recommend Mary McDaniel!