Stephen Vincent Smith

I give Smith Family Law a 5-star rating because they took care of my restraining order case and my son's child custody's case, guided us through the process, and always keeping me informed regarding the status of my case, and answered all my questions without me having to ask. Heather took my case, a...nd she got things done that we were not even asking for, always what was right for the child. I don't call her Heather, I call her "my angel." I recommend the Smith Family Law Firm to anyone who is in need to win a case. I know Mr. Smith and Heather for 8 years; I trust this firm 120%.

Smith family has helped my family and I came together. We have been in contact with this firm since 2016. They have taught me valuable things . I will for sure be recommending this law firm to my loved ones. Hopefully no one goes through what these people practice. I love these people dearly, and ...I am grateful to have met them. Thank you to Stephen, since 2016 I am now able to do what I don’t think I was going to do. Also thank you to Heather. She has been helping with what is in the present.

Steve took on my complex custody case (UCCJEA, special needs, split custody) December of 2018. Where previous attorneys had only shown me large bills, and larger losses, Steve helped calm me down, and plotted a better way forward. He expertly navigated change of jurisdiction from Washington to Ca...lifornia, responded succinctly to multiple ex parte motions, and eventually won the case for my family. All executed flawlessly despite less than ideal circumstances (e.g. being forced to argue in front of three different judges ... in one month). I ended up in a better situation than I expected, with minimal effort or outlay of cash. Oh, and he talked me out of spending another $5K (with him) on what - in retrospect - would have been an 'overkill' motion. A lesser attorney would have taken my money and ran with it, despite an outcome that would have had little to no positive effect on my family. Hire this guy, and don't look back.

My case was a bit confusing and difficult, dealing with jurisdiction issues, domesticating an order in another state and clarifying the actual custody order when my ex only sent one of our kids home when he was supposed to. I ended up having to get an attorney in two different states trying to settle... this. If you need a family law attorney in San Diego, Mr. Smith is the way to go! He is straightforward and no nonsense and will fight for you. He did everything he could to get to the bottom of the issues I was dealing with. Highly recommend him.

I got divorced with 2 children 4years ago. I'm originally from Europe, and my only wish was moving back with my children from an abusive relationship. I was told, that that is impossible. I had multiple attorneys over the years, but i had a feeling , they are working for my ex husband, not for me. Th...is year randomly I've found Mr Smith on the internet. He is smart, calm, has great ideas , he is a good listener, keeping everything in his mind,and it's a very good person. I trusted him, followed whatever he said, and he was always right. His speech in-front the judge was very powerful. After years of struggling I'm able to move back home with my children, and I don't think I was ever more grateful in my life, than I am to Mr. Smith!