Danielle A. Smith

Danielle is a very nice person and was responsive to all communication. Unfortunately, I found her attention to detail lacking. She used cookie-cutter agreements that she didn't read over thoroughly before sending me to sign. I understand that using standard verbiage and forms are common, but in this... particular case she had me listed as the plaintiff instead of the defendant. Had I signed it without catching the mistake, it would have benefitted my soon-to-be ex. I also had to write things into the divorce agreement that she didn't think of. Sadly, she also didn't put in a failsafe and I ended up paying a ridiculous amount in taxes that SHOULD have been paid by my ex (they were due to the ex's unemployment). Lastly, my older child aged out of the child support payments so I received a notice that my child support case is being closed, even though I still have a minor. She didn't put verbiage in that continued to cover the younger son. Very nice person, but not too attentive to detail. You will definitely have to be your own advocate. And do not expect a bulldog if that's what you are looking for. Danielle's process is all about keeping the peace -- which is GREAT, and can help you avoid court, but this really only helps when you are divorcing a reasonably collaborative person. The collaborative process is not that great when you are dealing with someone who is unreasonable and combative. In the end, she mostly encouraged me to give in to the demands just to get the divorce over with.