Dorothy Louise Carfrae

My son's biological father, had a criminal record and was abusive towards both myself and my son. He provided nothing for a long period of time and then returned to the picture with nothing but requests. I did all the paperwork, I did all the footwork, I carried out my own investigation and I p...ut in all the time. In return, I got nothing but a bill for almost $5000 plus the $2500 (retainer). I am not an attorney nor would I unfairly write a review. At this point I have nothing to gain or loose. All I wanted was the well-being of my son. Instead my son now gets to hang out in an apartment complex in the hood steps away from sex offenders. Thank you for leaving my son in an unsafe environment and his only provider in a "well of more debts." By the way, she told me to file my own child support and to date, still has not completed by divorce.

The first interview seemed to go very well and she provided an estimated cost to complete the job. She could not do any work for 3 weeks which was okay but at that point Ms. Carfrae changed her cost (nearly doubling it!) without any explanation and efforts to see her were unsuccessful. Upon my writ...ten request to clarify her fee for the task and/or change in fees Ms. Carfrae said (through her secretary) that she would respond with a letter. Four months later and Ms. Carfrae never sent a letter nor contacted me in any way. It reminds me of a switch and bait tactic but most certainly unprofessional and unreliable behavior.

I am very appreciative for what Dorothy has done for me in my divorce case. My now ex spouse accused me of all sorts of things (domestic violence, abuse of our children, etc..) and wanted to include several classic cars that I purchased before our marriage in the division of our property. Dorothy d...efended me in the false accusation of domestic violence and abuse of our children. Even though I had to pay for a 730 Child Custody Evaluator our of my own pocket, I am grateful that this expert figured out the truth. The truth is that my ex has engaged in a battle of lies to my children, indoctrinating them, brainwashing them, etc.. in short: parent alienation. My ex is so bitter because of the divorce that she wanted to take my children from me. She did not succeed. Dorothy has a superb reputation in the courts. All you have to do is ask the clerks and the bailiffs in the family law court rooms about her. The initial restraining order that the Court erroneously put on me has now been lifted, I am cleared of the false accusations. Even Children Services cleared me of the false claims of child abuse. I now get to share time with my kids equally, and have put my past behind me. I am a grateful father.

I was referred to Dorothy Carfrae by a friend that she represented in a divorce. My case is about custody of my 3 children, and their dad's lawyer is a self-proclaimed dads' attorney who advertises that he fights for dads' rights. I represented myself at one hearing and the judge told me to get an at...torney because he said that I did not know what I was doing in court. Well, after retaining Dorothy things started to change. After a series of very hard hearings, minor's counsel was appointed, my children now had their own attorney and their voice was heard. The end result is that I got full legal and physical custody of all my children. The ex got very limited visitation and has to pay support. I am one very grateful client.