Hon. Susan M Dotson-Smith

Hon. Susan M Dotson-Smith

Designated Family Court for Buncombe County

Hon. Susan M Dotson-Smith presides in the Designated Family Court for Buncombe County, North Carolina. She has served as a District Court Judge since 2012. As a Family Court Judge, Judge Dodson-Smith presides over equitable distribution, custody, child support, alimony, marital contracts and cases where third party businesses have been brought in through marital action. In addition, she hears cases involving child welfare, termination of parental rights, involuntary commitments, juvenile delinquency, and adult truancy. Prior to being a judge, she practiced law for approximately twenty years in Asheville, North Carolina with a focus on bankruptcy, guardianship, mediation and estates. Judge Dotson-Smith has been a certified superior court mediator and a mediator in matters before the clerk. She earned her A.B. degree from Duke University and her J.D. degree from Wake Forest School of Law.  A Winston-Salem native, Judge Dotson-Smith moved to the mountains with her husband in 1991, and they have been happy Buncombe County residents ever since.

Hon. Susan M Dotson-Smith's Courses

  • North Carolina Professionalism for New Attorneys: Part 2

    Ethics & Specialty Credits

    NC Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    Live Online
  • Litigating Civil Cases in North Carolina From Start to Finish

    Litigation & Appeals

    NC Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
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