Kay R. Snyder

She was very nice, but too busy for me. She kept pushing me off.... In the end I received a solo custody arrangement made into a joint custody decree with a stipulation that I (rather than both he and I) remain within 30 miles of a particular city. It took 6 years for me to get the child support stra...ightened out because of the wording in the original decree. Then, in 2012 when I attempted to move back home to FL, the clause ended up not only keeping me in MN, but I was told I had to have permission to even visit somewhere out of state, while he had free reign. If she wasn't too busy, she probably would have done a decent job. Unfortunately for me she was busy and I got the raw end of the deal. If you hire her, make sure you stay on her and do not let her try to tell you something is, "standard, common, or normal" when it does not have to be. It is your decree -- you can set it up how you want within the boundaries of the law. Also, ask her about her work-load.

I hired Kay to represent me for my divorce and later for custody and child support changes. First, I have to say I believe people are best off when they get attorney recommendations from OTHER LAWYERS. Your neighbor or co worker might like their lawyer, but other attorneys are really the ones who kno...w who gets the good outcomes for clients. I asked another family law lawyer (who couldn't take my case due to conflict of interest) and also a tax and a criminal law lawyer. Two brought up Kay's name and the other recommended her when I asked. I am very glad I listened. I have found her to be hard working, patient and ethical. She is very level headed and this was appreciated since I was not always! I am totally confused about other reviewers saying she was generating fees. She could have done that with me but didn't. Next, she was very knowledgeable and this was so evident. Opposing lawyer made these great speeches and threats to look like he was doing is job and should be feared but Kay remained calm and called them "theatrics" that the court would not grant. She was right every time!! She prepared me for every possible reaction so that this naturally miserable experience wasn't any worse than it had to be. She also helped me clarify what my goals were and identified the path to achieve those goals. I felt like I had some control instead of powerless and out of control. Now, as far as cost, I feel I got what I paid for. Personally, I dont feel like quality legal services that are really going to impact my life are the place I want to bargain shop! Overall, I can't think of anything I didn't like about Kay. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone.

I hired Kay to handle a custody and child support matter. Originally, I had talked to the County but they said they do not represent individuals and only deal with paternity and cases where the county is assigned the support payments due to collection laws. We got the custody order reasonably quick...ly (it's never quick in the court system) and the child support was part of that. She took a complex problem and made it simple and took care of it for me!