Caroline L. Badinelli, Attorney At LAW

Caroline Badinelli came to my rescue when I was blindsided by a custody suit in early 2020. She was professional, thorough, and helped to keep me calm and assured through the process. No one ever expects a suit to just be dropped on them, but at least in my case, I had someone reliable like Caroline to help me toward an acceptable resolution. I would highly recommend Caroline any day of the week!

Caroline took my case on short notice. I was very low on funds at the time and needed help extremely bad. Caroline stepped in and took over my case and was extremely well prepared and tenacious when we went to court and trial. I was found not guilty and I honestly believe that I would not have received the justice that I did if I would not have had Caroline! Caroline is worth every penny and does an excellent job.

Caroline was very knowledgeable compassionate and when it came down to business she just very simply got it done. It’s never easy facing adversity in life. That being said, when we feel like there’s someone truly in our corner, it can make all the difference in the world. Thank you Caroline

Caroline had too many clients to devote the time necessary to my case. Among other mistakes made throughout the divorce process, she went into mediation without having completed the mediation spreadsheet. Instead of utilizing time available the morning of mediation, she used the time to reply to other clients’ e-mails. When the mediator, Amanda Andrae, asked for our proposal, Caroline handed it to her incomplete and inaccurate. The mediator had to point out to Caroline that my insurance policy was not a $100,000 asset of mine. The mediator ended up having to draw up our proposal for us. The spreadsheet did not make much sense to me, but I trusted the mediator and Caroline when they said this was a fair and accurate division. I discovered after it was too late that Caroline did not catch the fact that the mediator had mistakenly listed a $28,000 bank account as my ex-spouse’s separate property rather than an asset of his. This oversight on Caroline’s part cost me $28,000. Since Caroline is a divorce attorney and this was my first divorce, I mistakenly trusted her to lead me through this process competently and unfortunately that was not the case.

This comment is in answer to the reviewer Robin Altson disparaging this attorney for losing her case. The attorney’s performance had nothing to do with Robin’s losses. Robin Altson was trying to claim child support for two children who did not live with her, severed all contact with her, and have not had a relationship with her in several years. No responsible judge would have awarded child support to a non-custodial parent under such conditions. Certainly, no judge would have awarded future child support for children that were never going to reestablish a relationship with said parent. The judge did Robin a favor by not requiring her to pay child support to the father who had custody of two of the three children. She should be thankful for that. The reason Robin Altson was questioned on the stand to the extent that she is that she operates a cash and trade business teaching piano lessons. She does not keep record nor report cash or trade to the IRS. There was lots of questioning of how she could possibly support a household with such a low level of claimed income. Her ex-husband was, in contrast, honest and there was simply nothing more to ask. As for the records she references in this review, those were her children’s private meetings with a therapist that they requested she never view. Robin Altson said it was the attorney’s idea to pull those records and review them. We are pleased to see that in writing this is a lie we had suspected all along. Despite her children’s wishes that she not Invade their privacy and have access to their private comments, it appears she requested the records anyway. Then she blamed the attorney for not getting them in time. Even the therapist asked that this not take place. In short, I suggest all reviewers disregard this malicious review. The attorney was not responsible for Robin Altson’s loss, the judge made the decision based on the facts at hand. Some mothers simply do not deserve to be responsible for raising children, and fortunately the judge saw that as well as the fairness that Robin Altson should not be paid for children she was not raising.