Desiree S Hosannah

Mrs. Hosannah was appointed as the guardian ad litem for my case. After conducting interviews with me, my ex-wife, our child, and a few collateral contacts, I hoped that her background as a social worker would ensure she adhered to standards representing the best interests of the child. Instead, Mrs.... Hosannah made unsubstantiated impressions and opinions in her report to the court, which it relied upon to change the child's residential placement. Her impressions included statements such as: "There appears to be some support for the assertion that [the child's] negative behaviors have increased after visiting his father and may be due to coaching or encouragement from the father. They could also stem from a child simply tired of the excessive amount of time he spends in a car visiting his father." This either/or statement reveals her intent to disparage one parent and prejudice the court, not based on sufficient evidence, but due to partiality toward one parent over the other. This statement and other similar statements reveal Mrs. Hosannah's deep-rooted bias, which I suspect was influenced by my positionality—a white male litigating against a minority female. Additionally, Mrs. Hosannah appeared at trial and disclosed certain allegations not included in her report, a significant deviation from the standards of transparency and neutral conduct that a GAL is obligated to follow. Desiree's unethical actions and subpar work product created a bias that influenced the court to terminate my residential time with my son for a prolonged period of time. I never told Mrs. Hosannah about the traumatic impact her actions had on my son. I hope she reads this because I want her to know that, due to the court's horrific decision based on her GAL reports, my son was traumatized and experienced significant hardship as a consequence of my marginalization in his life. He dropped out of high school at 15, began to sell and use drugs, engaged in frequent and intense conflict with his mother (and step-father), was nearly arrested, has been fired from several jobs, and is struggling in many areas of his life. I hope Mrs. Hosannah no longer serves as a guardian ad litem, sparing other families from her harmful and unethical practices. If you are considering hiring Mrs. Hosannah as an attorney, I would question her ability to provide equitable and fair treatment to every client. This concern is reflected in many of the unusually negative reviews and contentious circumstances surrounding the opinions expressed and her responses. From my experience, if she cannot adhere to principles and standards of fairness and neutrality as a Guardian ad Litem, I doubt her ability to apply fair and equitable standards for every client, regardless of their positionality or those she litigates against.

I am so grateful for the help I received from Ms Hosanna. She helped me when I was in a situation where the incident could have affected my life. She asked me if the information was truthful I said yes . She wanted to get to know me and we discussed the issues I had in the past that I was being judge...d by. I had worked on my issues and my self and had become a better person. She had faith in me and took my case. We went to court and she is highly respected by the courts. Her professional behavior and how she started the facts was amazing. The judge now believed in my transformation . The proof showed my new identity.We were victorious. I am so grateful that she gave me a chance and seen mistakes of the past should not affect your future life if you are a changed person. I was not wrong and the statements against me was not valid. I am so thankful to her and I made a vow to go back to school and retain my child hood dream. I am so thankful that she believed that people do change for the good and her encouragement of me. It gave me hope that I could still have the life I wanted. I have a 3.3 GPA and I am working hard to graduate.. Her help made this possible , for this I am so grateful, thankful and motivated to be a even better person everyday. Thank you Daisy

After working with two attorneys (one from a reputable firm) and receiving disappointing results for an obscene amount of money I was thrilled to find Desiree to modify a Child Custody Order. Desiree is very attentive, responsive, professional and personable. Her knowledge in child custody is exte...nsive, and her assertive personality was exactly what I needed. Desiree was able to provide results and quickly. She implemented a Child Custody Order that is not only concrete but more importantly, in the best interest of my son. If you’re looking for a bulldog attorney that will provide results and not charge you an obscene amount of money to do so, I highly recommend obtaining Desiree.

Read the reviews, all of them. I did and experienced exactly what the negative ones talk about. I firmly believe the positive ones were friends, relatives, workers of this firm trying to beef up a negative rating. This lawyer steals your money, speaks about things one way verbally but another in e...mail, does not respond (knowing you called), and does things you know nothing about. It took me speaking to an honest lawyer to figure out what was going on behind my back. Buyer beware on this one, and the whole staff is on it with her, I had to use my friends phone to get them to answer my call and they got irritated about it. Save your time and money, she does not care about you or you family and situation, complete shyster here.