Suzanne E. Groff 1816 Belgrade Avenue, Charleston, SC 29407

"Sue Groff was the GAL in my custody case. She was very unprofessional and biased towards me because of my religious beliefs. She ignored pleas to protect my children from their father and step mother. The step mother was teaching my daughter to be bulimic. I had proof that she confessed to her therapist and Sue STILL dismissed that. My daughter is struggling still today and had Sue listened she would’ve had help. She put my kids with a feather that was abusive physically and he ended up having them taken away from him by dss for abuse soon after her recommendation to put them with their father. She did not follow through with any research in my case. She simply made up her mind that I was bad based on her prejudice against my faith and her taking a side. This job required adequate research to protect the children’s best interest. She failed massively. I hope she retires!!! We’re still healing from the failures of the court system and those that neglect their responsibilities to protect these children. They wouldn’t let me do zero stars."

"Working with Suzanne was one of the smoothest part of our adoption process. She made all of us feel comfortable when she was in our home. She was great with our daughter, who was feeling shy the day of our visit. She was clear about expectations and was a friendly familiar face on court day. I am grateful to have worked with her during a stressful, but super important life event."

"Suzanne was the Guardian Ad Litem for my step-parent adoption case, and I found her to be warm, professional, and top notch. She truly knows the law, what she is doing, and acts in the best interests of the child above all. If I could give her 10 stars I would. I would absolutely recommend her services. She is a wonderful, caring person."

"My experience with her 7+ years ago is VERY similar to these other 2 bad reviews. Not recommended. I only feel safe sharing now that my daughter is 18. I didn’t want to risk dealing with her unjust bias and over stepping her bounds again. I had to threaten her to do the same actions to the other side or I would bring up her bias in court. Glad she did. Just warning others to file a petition with the court to get a different GAL, if you can. If you can’t (you likely can’t without cause), remember to keep her in check like I had to do. She will also nickel and dime you like these other reviews have said (seems to be her primary focus). We had two other GAL’s that were much better."

"Very biased GAL. Charges hefty fees, will nickel and dime, and will request additional fee approval from the presiding judge after the case has been going on, resulting in her likely getting those approved. Will violate GAL protocol by showing bias which seems to stem from personal beliefs and values rather than objectively viewing a case and providing the judge with facts to make an informed decision. Full disclosure, I did lose my children based on her report after filing against their abusive and neglectful mother who was also using drugs with the children present. After a year and a half of more abuse and drugs, and a decline in the children’s school performance and mental health, I hired a different lawyer who negotiated a different GAL. That case was over in two months. Kids moved in the middle of their second semester of school to live with their dad, me, who is active duty military (if that gives you any indication of how serious this was). One thing I can thank Groff’s unprofessional and unethical practices for is that I have decided to become a volunteer GAL to help save more children from these situations and these types of GALs and lawyers."