Michelle Louise Steffen

Desperate to find someone that knew the child support laws in the State of Michigan and living in New Jersey and facing a deadline within a few days to respond to the Friend of the Court, I searched the internet trying to find someone or something that could help my son-in-law resolve an issue in whi...ch he was notified of a dramatic increase in the amount of child support for his daughter living in Michigan. During that research I came across a website that read, “Michigan Child Support Calculator. Complete and correct. Always free. A legal advocacy project of Michelle Steffen, Attorney.” It was an answer to our prayers. With the information I had, I immediately tried to use the calculator on her site. Not really knowing if the information I was providing was correct, I did attempt to complete the calculator form and found that the amount I was calculating was much lower than the Friend of the Court calculated. I immediately emailed Michelle asking for some advice on the matter. She responded within hours that evening. The next morning I emailed all the documents to her and within 24 hours, she had recalculated the case and found numerous deductions that the Friend of the Court failed to take into consideration in doing their calculations and also found errors the Friend of the Court paperwork contained. Her calculations suggested that the child support increase appeared to be approximately $150 a month more than it should have been once all the deductions allowed were included. For minimal cost, she prepared all the documents that needed to be submitted and my son-in-law was able to meet the deadline for submission. Although all of our conversations and transactions occurred through email, I found Michelle to be the most knowledgeable, dedicated and compassionate attorney you could ever work with. From the minute we made contact until every last detail was finalized, she never once hesitated to answer questions and find the exact parts of the law that pertained to this case. Michelle, we cannot thank you enough for everything that you have done for us. You are truly an exceptional attorney, and we would highly recommend you to anyone who needs assistance dealing with child support matters involving a child/children living in the State of Michigan.

Michelle is absolutely awesome!! I've been going through a divorce for a year now (because the other lawyer is dragging this out) and she speaks with me almost on a daily basis. She's very trust worth and knowledgeable. If she doesn't know, she'll find the answer. The opposing lawyer has made this di...vorce so unreasonable that most lawyers would have given up or have charged their clients astronomical fees. Michelle has kept her fees low and is very understanding to my situation. I can't give a high recommendation for a layer.