Melissa Ann Graham-Hurd

We hired Attorney Melissa Graham-Hurd to handle our step-parent adoption case. It started out that we thought it would be pretty straight forward however the biological father objected to the filing and we had to go the route of a Non-consentual adoption. This case was pretty complicated as Bio fat...her lived out of state and had made fillings in wrong jurisdictions, Melissa was able to fight all of these erroneous filings and get us in the courts we needed to be in. Once we finally got our turn in court on the issue of consent Melissa did a great job of cross examining the Bio father and got him to admit all of the items we needed to prove that his consent was not needed. Melissa also did an amazing job in writing all of the filings that were needed along the way. When you would read her filings as compared to the other attorney it was like she was in the Major leagues and the other attorney was only in AA ball. We ended up winning our case and ultimately the adoption was approved and it was all do to Melissa's hard work and knowledge of the law. If I ever have any issues again I would retain Melissa again in a heartbeat. Thank you Melissa for everything we appreciate it more that we can ever express in words.

Melissa Graham-Hurd and Associates, I am incredibly grateful for the professional and compassionate legal guidance Melissa Graham-Hurd and Associates provided my child and I in establishing legal parenting rights for us to have a healthy relationship. I was in a toxic romantic relationship that was ...not healthy. Our relationship did not work out, even though we had we had our dream of conceiving and had a child on the way. It was late in life to start a family and we let our last chance dream of a child irrationally influence our desire to have a baby despite our unhealthy relationship. Our relationship was doomed, and my wife/girlfriend left me to have our child in another state. We were not communicating due to the extent of our unhealthy relationship and so I was not able to see my son born. I want to suggest now how important it is to get legal advice from Melissa Graham-Hurd as soon as possible so that you have legal rights to be with your child and your child can not be kept from you. The sooner you start this process the sooner you will be able to spend time with your child. I was paying child support and I was communicating with them for a period until she got upset with me and would not let me see or interact with my son. It was very difficult for me. I was an out of state father, paying child support, and I did not have legal parenting rights so there was nothing I could do to see my child. Paying child support is essential but does not provide any legal right to parenting time or visitation with your child. It was a devastating reality, because I loved my child and wanted nothing more than to provide him with a healthy father son relationship. I was incredibly lucky because I came across Melissa Graham-Hurd by chance when Googling family lawyers in Ohio where my child lived. I say, “incredibly lucky” because I now have experienced Melissa Graham-Hurd and Associates legal expertise, considerate, and compassionate assistance in guiding me through the difficult legal process of gaining parenting and visitation rights to have a healthy relationship with my child. I now have legal parenting rights and visitation orders even though I live out of state and regardless of what my ex-wife/girlfriend believes I should get. I was fought tooth and nail to prevent me from having a relationship with my child but with the legal guidance and support of Melissa Graham-Hurd and associates we were able to establish parenting rights, which provide visitation time, by Zoom when not in town, but also to have personal parenting time when I am visiting my boy in his town, and to have Christmas Holidays, Spring Break, and Summer Breaks with me in my out of state hometown. It was a process of nearly two years because we could not come to an agreement that I felt was appropriate or healthy for a quality parenting relationship with my child. You can establish legal parenting rights and the sooner you start the legal process the sooner you can have a healthy relationship with your child. I am incredibly grateful for the professional and quality compassionate legal assistance Melissa Graham-Hurd and Associates provided for my child and I!!! I sincerely want to thank Melissa and her team from an incredibly grateful and happy father and son!!

Melissa Graham-Hurd & Associates consistently provided sound legal counsel, friendly experience-based advice, and good wisdom. The retainer cost estimates were accurate and itemized bills were honest. They were reachable over the phone during an unanticipated emergency when I was threatened and fol...lowed at a pick-up, and they were available via phone when my sick child’s right to see me was violated in the hospital. Melissa Graham-Hurd’s team is reliable and was prepared for meetings. I remain satisfied with multiple case outcomes in which MGH represented me from 2020 through 2022. For matters of family law, I highly recommend Melissa Graham-Hurd & Associates.

The office was extremely well prepared in advance to help with whichever way my case of visitation was headed. They listened to what I wanted and knew exactly the steps to take to make it happen. They were efficient and affordable under the circumstances. Would def recommend for any of your family ma...tters.