Kristin Rae Padowitz

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Kristin Rae Padowitz

4.8
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 27 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

888 South Andrews Ave, Suite 205, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2026 2025 2024
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AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
Super Lawyer

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 27 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1999

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Kristin Padowitz, P.A.

888 South Andrews Ave, Suite 205, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316

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Kristin Rae Padowitz's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

51 Client Reviews


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Reviewers overwhelmingly praise the lawyer for being highly compassionate, responsive, and professional during difficult family law matters. Clients frequently highlight the lawyer's direct communication, strategic guidance, and dedicated advocacy, noting that they felt deeply supported throughout their legal processes.

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by Maureen | September 26, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Amazing and caring

Kristin is the most caring individual and will be able to help whatever you need her to help with. I had a difficult case and she was there every step of the way, I felt informed and was able to trust her with my baby’s fate. Emergency situations came up and she was so supportive and helped me so muc...h. It’s hard to find a good attorney (I interviewed 5 before I found her) so stop looking now and just call Ms. Padowitz!

Posted by anonymous | April 30, 2024 | Hired Attorney

If you don't hire Kristin Padowitz, then you are not getting the best!

We needed Ms. Padowitz for an emergency child custody/timeshare case. After interviewing other family lawyers, what helped us select Kristin of course her many years of experience but also, it was her answering questions personally versus going through assistants or other attorneys. She always picks ...up her own phone. After hiring Kristin, it was evident she had decades of high level experience and would not leave any stone unturned. When you are going through something so difficult you NEED to feel secure that your lawyer has your back. We totally felt this during 2 very stressful years of going through this. She honestly cares and showed compassion the entire time and worked relentlessly to make sure the outcomes were in our favor. She also demonstrated great patience by allowed my wife to be part of everything and never frowned upon the very long checklist my wife had throughout the trail. We feel indebted to Kristin for helping me get custody of my child in a situation that felt impossible. We love Kristin, she is family and we are forever grateful with how she helped us be a family once again. If you are looking for the best results in difficult and sometimes unfair court system, Ms. Padowitz is the right professional to fight for your case and help guide you along the way. Thank you everyone in the Law Office of Kristin Padowitz, P.A.!! Small team but mighty!

Posted by Dustin | March 06, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Honestly the best lawyer money could buy!

Kristin was an amazing lawyer for me. I was in an impossible situation with my previous parenting plan from my previous lawyer who did not care about my case and just wanted it to be done and over quickly. After seeking help to rectify this, I was told by plenty of lawyers that nothing could be chang...ed in my situation but Kristin was the only lawyer who really pulled through and got me the best deal possible to rectify the previous deal I had with my previous lawyer. Now I have 50/50 custody of my daughter after everyone said “it can’t be done without a substantial change,” yet Kristin was the only professional to make this happen. She knows how to converse with the other parties lawyer to portray our side of the picture and it helped tremendously with the conversing being amicable and coming to a fair agreement. She listened to my concerns and efficiently voiced them. Thank you Kristin for being the best lawyer I could have hoped for and giving me the best outcome when all hope was lost.

Posted by anonymous | June 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Amazing lawyer

Kristin is amazing. She is very professional, very responsive, you can call her at any time and she assists you right away. She is the lawyer to go for if you strangling with custody issues. She helped me with my issue in no time.

Posted by Benjamin | April 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney

10/10 would definitely recommend.

I hired Kristen to handle a basic time sharing modification. In the middle of working on that everything went totally sideways. A simple modification turned into an emergency removal with CPIS getting involved due to the actions of my kids' mother. During this extraordinarily stressful time Kriste...n was kind, compassionate, and above all professional. She easily coordinated several witnesses, filed multiple emergency motions, all the while keeping me reassured and informed about the process. Kristen fought for what was in the best interest of my children and we got the result we were after. Even if everything hadn’t gone in our favor, I'd still hire her again.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2026

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Kristin Padowitz, P.A.

2017 - 2018

Managing partner, Kenneth Padowitz, PA

2000 - 2017

Assistant State Attorney, Broward County State Attorney's Office

1999 - 2000

Public Defender, Broward County Public Defender's Office

1998 - 1998

Law Clerk, Florida Department Of Transportation

1997 - 1997

Guardian ad litem, 17th Judicial Circuit Of Florida

Associations

2019 - Present

Florida Bar, Seventeenth Circuit Grievance Committee

Vice Chair

2017 - Present

Florida Bar, Grievance Committee

Executive Committee

2017 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2017 - Present

Weston Bar Association

Member

2017 - Present

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Federal Bar Member

2016 - Present

Broward County Bar Association

Member

1999 - Present

Florida Bar

Member

Broward County Women Lawyers' Association

Member

Federal Bar Association (Broward County chapter)

Member

2017 - 2018

B'nai B'rith Justice Unit

Member

Education

1999

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

University of Central Florida

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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