Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 2001
Education: University of Baltimore School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2007, 2010 - 2014 Call today:
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Boyd & Early Family Law
1777 Sentry Pkwy WVeva 17, Suite 101
Blue Bell, PA 19422 Visit website
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One of the founding members of Boyd & Early Family Law, Missy Boyd focuses her legal practice exclusively on family law matters. She is based in the firm’s Plymouth Meeting office, and she represents clients throughout the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. First authorized to practice law in the state of Maryland in 1999, she was later licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania in 2001. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has certified her as a board-certified family law arbitrator.
Ms. Boyd has helped numerous clients whose marriages have come to an end, advising them on divorce-related issues such as child custody and visitation, the division of complex marital assets, financial obligations, and spousal and child support. She has also assisted several in the preparation and review of prenuptial agreements and adoption matters.
Majoring in sociology, Ms. Boyd graduated cum laude from Washington College in Maryland with her bachelor’s degree in 1996. She then enrolled at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she received several scholarships for her academic achievements and served multiple clerkships before graduating cum laude with her Juris Doctor in 1999.
Regularly appointed on several occasions to act as guardian ad litem on behalf of children who are the subject of high-conflict custody disputes, Ms. Boyd also proactively advocates for children facing neglect and abuse in the juvenile courts.
Ms. Boyd’s work and contribution to the legal community are widely recognized and honored by several organizations. She has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list for several years in a row, and she is also rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell. She was also the recipient of the Montgomery Bar Association's President Award and was named a Top Lawyer by Main Line Today.
An esteemed member of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, Ms. Boyd is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She also holds memberships in the American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 1999, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://boydearlyfamilylaw.com/our-attorneys/missy-boyd/
- Washington College, B.A. in Sociology, Minor in Political Science, Honors: Cum Laude, G.P.A. Cumulative 3.43, Beneficial Hodson Scholarship, Dean's List Junior Fellows Society, Delegate David Valderrama Scholarship, Louis B. Goldstein Dealers' Association Scholarship, Pi Alpha Sigma (Political Science Honor Society)
- Pennsylvania, 2001
- Maryland, 1999
- Associate Member, Philadelphia County Bar Association
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- Member, Maryland Bar Association
- Montgomery Bar Association, Community Outreach Committee, Co-Chair, 2012 - Present
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Member, American Bar Association, 1996
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Montgomery Bar Association, Member, Nominating Committee, 2015, 2016
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2000
- Montgomery Bar Association, President’s Award Recipient, 2014
- Montgomery Bar Association, Children and the Law Committee, Member, 2004-present
- Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County, Chairperson, 2020-present
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2014-present
- Montgomery Bar Association -Family Law Section: Chair, 2015 Vice-Chair, 2014 Secretary, 2013 Treasurer, 2012 Member, Practicum Committee, 2004 – 2005 Chair, Custody Committee, 2006, 2011 Chair, Equitable Distribution/Alimony Committee, 2009
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Diversity Committee, 2014 - Present
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Community Network Committee; Vice-Chair 2012 – present
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Leadership Academy, 2014 – 2015
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Women in Law Committee; Co-Chair 2011
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Children and Youth Committee
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2001-present, 1st Vice Chair, 2022, Second Vice Chair, 20221, Secretary, 2020, Treasurer, 2019, Council Member, 2007 – 2010, 2011 – 2014, Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2014 – 2019, Custody Local Rules Committee, Chair, 2011, Program Committee, Member, 2009 – 2012, Executive Committee, 2013 – 2014, 2019-2026, Women in the Profession, Member, 2010-present, Membership Development Committee, Member, 2018, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2014-present, Montgomery County Commission on Women & Families, 2016-2020, AAML Foundation, Fellow, 2016 – present, AAML Pennsylvania Chapter, Board of Governors, 2017-present, Montgomery County Child Advocacy Project, Board of Directors, 2015 – present, Volunteer Attorney, 2011 – present, Montgomery Bar Association, Law and Liberty Civics Program, Educator to 6th grade students in Norristown, PA, 2011 – present, Legal Aid of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Volunteer Attorney, 2008 – present, ACLAMO, Faces of Hope Fundraiser, Table Captain, 2013, Advocates for Child & Youth – Baltimore, MD, Volunteer, September 1997 – May 1998, Psycho-Oncology Department, Georgetown University Hospital – Cheryl M. Ruane Memorial Golf Tournament, Fundraiser, 1992-1996, University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest, President and Auction Chair, May 1998-May 1999
- Montgomery Bar Association Board of Directors 2012 - 2014 Executive Committee, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Judiciary Committee, 2016 – 2018
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Law Reporter Committee, 2011-2013; Secretary 2011; Treasurer 2012; Chair 2013
- Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2016 – 2019
- Montgomery Child Advocacy Project Volunteer, Montgomery Bar Association, 2008 - Present
- Montgomery Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2013-present
- Presenter, Team Leader, Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court, 2004 - Present
- An Order Denying Contempt is Not Immediately Appealable Unless Relief is Denied Under an Earlier Final Order, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2013
- Of the People, By the People, For the People: A Unique Countywide Arts Initiative and Courthouse Improvement Project, Montgomery County Bar Association Sidebar, April 2013
- Presenter, PBI’s Family Law Institute, Valuation of a Small Business on a Tight Budget / Valuing Small Business in Divorce, April 2015
- Presenter/Author, MBA, Joint Family Law/Elder Law Seminar, 2006, 2011
- Presenter/Author, MBA, Family Law Practicum, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013
- Program Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Valuation of Small Businesses in Divorce Matters, July 2014, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for the Family Lawyer, June 2014, Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s Custody Statute: Over Two Years Later and Still Evolving, August 2013Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s Custody Statute: Over Two Years Later and Still Evolving, August 2013, Presenter, Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section, Toby Lynn Dickman Seminar, December 2012, Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for Family Lawyers, May 2012, Presenter, PBI’s Family Law Institute, April 2012, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s New Custody Statute, January 2011, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Extra! Extra! Pennsylvania’s New Custody Statute Enacted!, January 2011, Presenter, Exclusions Webinar What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Using Facebook as an Effective Tool for Online Evidence, November 2010, Contributing Author to Pennsylvania Bar Institute Press, Slicing Up the Pie; Property Distribution in Pennsylvania, Chapter 9: Effectuating Distribution of Award/Agreement, 2010, 2012, 2016Court Authorized to appoint Counsel Or Guardian Ad Litem in Termination Proceedings, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December 2012, Equal Amenities at Both Parents’ Houses Not The Standard for Child Support in High Income Cases in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March 2009, The Value of Civility in the Legal Profession, Philadelphia Business Journal, February 2012, Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right For Your Business?, Philadelphia Business Journal, March 2009, When are Gifts Treated as Income?, Sidebar Newsletter, 2004
- Program Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Valuation of Small Businesses in Divorce Matters, July 2014, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for the Family Lawyer, June 2014, Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s Custody Statute: Over Two Years Later and Still Evolving, August 2013Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s Custody Statute: Over Two Years Later and Still Evolving, August 2013, Presenter, Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section, Toby Lynn Dickman Seminar, December 2012, Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for Family Lawyers, May 2012, Presenter, PBI’s Family Law Institute, April 2012, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania’s New Custody Statute, January 2011, Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Extra! Extra! Pennsylvania’s New Custody Statute Enacted!, January 2011, Presenter, Exclusions Webinar What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Using Facebook as an Effective Tool for Online Evidence, November 2010, Contributing Author to Pennsylvania Bar Institute Press, Slicing Up the Pie; Property Distribution in Pennsylvania, Chapter 9: Effectuating Distribution of Award/Agreement, 2010, 2012, 2016Court Authorized to appoint Counsel Or Guardian Ad Litem in Termination Proceedings, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December 2012, Equal Amenities at Both Parents’ Houses Not The Standard for Child Support in High Income Cases in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March 2009, The Value of Civility in the Legal Profession, Philadelphia Business Journal, February 2012, Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right For Your Business?, Philadelphia Business Journal, March 2009, When are Gifts Treated as Income?, Sidebar Newsletter, 2004
- Program Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Intersection of Legal and Mental Health Issues in Custody Cases, October 2014
- Recurring speaker with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Montgomery County Bar Association, Speaker, 2018
- Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 20 Hot Tips in Family Law, May 2015
- Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, The Second Season, Issues in Divorce Over 50, November 2015
- Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for Family Lawyers, June 2016
- Presenter PBI: Child Custody: Practice Ready Skills Training, February 2017, October 2017
- Presenter MBA FLS: Avoiding Pitfalls of QDROs and the Valuation and Division of Retirement Benefits, June 2018
- Presenter PBA FLS: The Evolution of Family Law: Past, Present and Future, July 2018
- Presenter PBI: The Lawyers’ Guide to Appraisals and Appraisers, August 2018
- Moderator, Montgomery County Commission on Women and Families Annual Awareness Event: “Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women” October 2018
- Family Law Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2013 - Present
- Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for Family Law, Member, 2004-2017
- Maryland Legal Services Corporation Public Interest Grant (1997), Who’s Who in American Law Students (1997, 1998, 1999), Highest Grade received - Juvenile Justice (Fall 1997), Maryland Higher Education Commission Scholarship (1998, 1999), Honorable John J
- 2011 Pennsylvania’s Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer
- Recipient, Frederick Cohen Award of Excellence, 2009, 2011, 2015
- Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015-Present, Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2018-Present, Top 100 Pennsylvania Lawyers, 2018-Present, Top 100 Philadelphia Lawyers, 2018-Present, Selected to Pennsylvania Rising Stars, 2008, 2010 – 2014
- Montgomery Bar Association, Committee of the Year, Community Outreach Committee, 2016
- Montgomery Bar Association President’s Award, 2015
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Main Line Today, Top Lawyer, 2018-2019
- Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Family Law – Philadelphia, 2020, Family Law Arbitration, 2023, Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 2016-Present, Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Arbitration, 2018-Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award, 2018
- Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer, 2011
- Ten Leaders, Matrimonial & Divorce Law, Greater Philadelphia, Age 45 and Under, 2010-Present
Office location for Missy Boyd
1777 Sentry Pkwy W
Veva 17, Suite 101
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: 610-998-8584
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2007, 2010 - 2014
