Paula Lock Smyth Law Offices

Paula Lock Smyth Law Offices, is a client-centered family law firm where close partnership between lawyer and client is our first goal. Attorney Paula Lock practices law with each client’s specific needs in mind. Licensed to practice law for more than 20 years, she believes in a hands-on approach to family law. The client’s point of view, legal rights and best interests are the foundation and starting point of every family law case handled by Paula Lock Smyth Law Offices Attorney Paula Lock brings a wealth of litigation experience to her family law practice.

Attorney Paula Lock has extensive federal and state court trial experience, including jury trials decided in her clients’ favor, which demonstrates her ability to handle challenging cases. She has represented clients in cases involving complex and emotional factors such as substance abuse, domestic violence, division of government pensions and military spouses. Paula Lock Smyth has been trained as a neutral mediator and facilitator of negotiated settlements in all civil cases by the American Academy of Attorney-Mediators, and has had extensive training in collaborative law.

Schedule a consultation with a caring, knowledgeable family law attorney regarding a child custody dispute, whether parents are married or not; modification of a divorce decree to take into account parental relocation or significant changes in income or employability; enforcement of child support; guardian ad litem cases; step-parent adoption; questions about fathers’ rights or grandparents’ rights; or visitation schedules for noncustodial parents.

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