We hired this guy to represent me and my partner as de facto parents. In the year and a half that this guy “represented” us, he continuously told us we had no legal standing in our daughter’s case. We repeatedly asked him to obtain court reports and minutes and every time he would tell us we weren’t ...entitled to them. He operates from a basis of limitations and misinformed us about dependency law. He told us there is no maximum amount of time that court ordered reunification can go, when California law clearly states a maximum time of 24 months. Even when the judge gave him the opportunity to ask questions or make statements on our behalf, he would refuse to do so stating “I have no legal standing.” This resulted in us losing our daughter who we raised since birth until she was nearly 3 years old and who had never spent a single day apart from us in that entire time. After we fired this guy, we found out from the county clerk that he never even filed the de facto parent order that had been granted to us by the judge. If he had done this, we would have automatically received copies of the documents which Mr. Decker told us we were not entitled to. It was as simple as us filling out a request form to receive all of these documents once we fired Mr. Dedecker. Our new attorney informed us that we do in fact have legal standing as an injured party in our daughters case, and unlike Mr. Dedecker our new attorney actually meets with us to collaborate and fights for our family the way I would expect a family law attorney to do. I strongly advise against trusting this guy with something as important as your family. I sure regret doing so.

I can’t say enough good things about Michael Dedecker. He is honest and realistic. He discussed all possible outcomes of our case and helped us be ready for anything. He is professional and prepared and we felt like we were in the best of hands when in the court room. We highly recommend him, he is a...mazing.

I was referred to Mr. DeDecker through a friend who had hired Michael for his case. I was looking for an attorney who was smart, accessible, and a shark in the courtroom. He is just that. My case was very complicated involving a custody battle with my very young child. Michael was very attentive and ...listened to every detail of my case. He was not afraid to take on my case and start right away with getting things done. He was very honest and helped me navigate the waters as effectively as possible. One thing I truly appreciated is that he was very efficient when it came to email and phone calls. Michael always answered any and ALL of my questions in a very quick time frame and took the time to call me for any and all of my questions. He always kept me in the loop oin what was happening. Even if iI called after normal work hours he would take my call. When it came to the dealing with the very difficult opposing counsel he was extremely diligent on making sure paperwork was handled in a timely manner. Michael did not let the opposing council off the hook and made sure they knew we meant business. In the courtroom he is a means business. Mr. DeDecker is very smart and will to what is happening. I appreciated his strong backbone in the courtroom. I am so grateful for Mr. DeDecker's services. He truly is an amazing attorney. He is professional, persistent, compassionate and very very hard working, He does not simply take his clients for face value but truly cares about your well being and reaching the best outcome possible. He is invested in each and every case. I am so thankful for his services and will absolutely recommend him to anyone seeking a child custody attorney, We could not have done it without him.

Michael was not my lawyer but instead he was my daughter’s father's lawyer. Before meeting Michael I was nervous about my daughter’s custody case but after meeting him, I instantly felt comfortable and knew my side was being heard. He was great at mediating both sides of parties to agree on a fair ag...reement for my daughter’s case. His work is very professional and highly recommended for families in need of someone trustworthy and fair. Not many lawyers out there really care about both sides of the case but he’s one of the few that does! I believe that’s what sets him apart from the others. You can count on him to communicate effectively with both sides and be willing to work with any case. For the short time I’ve met him, I would trust him again with my daughter’s case.