Shadia M Combs
Your Family's Advocate For Justice with Compassionate Legal Care
SMC Legal Solutions, is a distinguished family law firm dedicated to serving clients in Philadelphia, PA, and surrounding areas. Specializing in a comprehensive range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, support issues, domestic violence, and more, our firm is committed to providing expert legal guidance and compassionate support during challenging times.
Founded on principles of integrity, professionalism, and client-centered service, SMC Legal Solutions, aims to meet the diverse needs of individuals and families navigating complex legal issues. We prioritize personalized attention, ensuring each client receives tailored strategies and empathetic representation to achieve favorable outcomes.
Our firm distinguishes itself through:
Expertise and Experience: Seasoned attorneys with in-depth knowledge of Pennsylvania family law statutes and procedures.
Client-Centered Approach: Focused on building strong client relationships based on trust, communication, and responsiveness.
Community Engagement: Actively involved in the local community, advocating for client rights and promoting legal education.
Contact SMC Legal Solutions, today to discover how we can assist you with your family law needs with empathy, expertise, and dedication.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Education Law
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
SMC Legal Solutions, accept payments for Flat Fee Agreements and Retainer Agreements through electronic payments including credit card payments. Let’s schedule a consultation to discuss further. https://calendar.app.google/4eqbtakr7Ncavdts5
- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 329475
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Associate Attorney
- Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley
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- Associate Attorney
- Schaff & Young
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- Law Clerk Civil Motions Program
- First Judicial District of PA
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- Assistant City Solicitor Tort Litigation
- City of Philadelphia Law Department
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- Staff Attorney Consumer Housing
- Philadelphia Legal Assistance
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- Judicial Law Clerk
- First Judicial District of PA
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- Law Clerk for the Honorable Cateria R. McCabe in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division dependency branch. Additionally, I clerked for the Honorable Sierra Thomas-Street in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division until February 2020. Supervised the assignments and activities of summer interns law school and high school students. Scheduled interviews for intern and law clerk candidates. Conducted extensive legal research and analysis on complex criminal and family law topics. Prepared memoranda and briefs with accurate information for specific cases. • Monitored updates to state and federal law effecting matters important to the judge’s subject matter of exper
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- Defender Association of Philadelphia
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- Acquisition SCEP
- DLA Troop Support (DOD)
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- Undergraduate Intern
- District Attorney Office of Philadelphia
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- Villanova University School of Law
- J.D. (2017) | Law
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- Activities: Externship with Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Clinical Experience with the Villanova Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic Black Law Student Association Women’s Law Caucus Student Ambassador
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- Claflin University
- B.S. (2014) | Business Administration
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- Honors: Cum Laude Honors College
- Activities: Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society Delta Mu Theta Business Admin. Honor Society Academic Success Center Peer Tutor Enactus (formerly SIFE)
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- 40 Under 40
- Claflin University
- Philadelphia Bar Association
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- Barrister Association
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- State Bar of Pennsylvania
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- “Schools to Prison Pipeline”
- Villanova University CSE Institute
- Q. I share joint 50/50 with my ex. My ex enrolled our child in school outside of the area without my permission.
- A: The first question is there a written court order regarding custody between the parents or is there agreed to document that the parties have been living with or is there no agreement regarding custody?
The second question is do you have 50/50 legal custody or just 50/50 physical custody because those are two separate types of custody. Legal custody is what gives parents the right to enroll children in school as well as other major life decisions.
If there is 50/50 legal custody between parents and one parent takes action, such as enrolling the children in school, without the permission of the other parent an emergency hearing can be sought by filing a petition with the court. As the school ... Read More
- Q. I am in Pa & have a 5 yr old son in Tx who may not have any formal paperwork (bc, ss).Mom refuses contact w me.options?
- A: I am sorry you are going through this. Sadly based on the information you have provided if the child has not been in PA for at least six (6) months PA does not have jurisdiction over the child. You will have to go through the Texas courts. Reach out to a Texas family law attorney to inquiry about how to began custody proceedings. Most likely it will start with a petition that will lead to a paternity test to first establish that you are the child’s father.
