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Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s Kansas City divorce lawyers know that going through a divorce can be one of the most difficult challenges you will face in a lifetime. Decisions made in a divorce proceeding will impact your family’s well-being and your finances. JHC’s top-rated divorce attorneys know what it takes to navigate the complex proceedings of a divorce and help you find peace in the process.

Our Kansas City Divorce Lawyers: Ready for Anything in Your Divorce

We have successfully represented individuals in everything from simple and uncontested dissolutions where spouses agree about every issue to highly contested litigation where everything is in dispute. No matter the scope, difficulty, or obstacles of your divorce, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your goals. In addition to dissolving the marriage, the skilled divorce attorneys in our Kansas City office will help you with:

Reasonable Negotiators and Fierce Advocates

Our Kansas City divorce lawyers are reasonable negotiators and fierce advocates when it comes to defending and negotiating spousal support and division of property. In marriages with children, we fight tirelessly to ensure your child custody, parenting time, and child support interests are fully realized. To conserve time and resources, our Kansas City divorce attorneys frequently utilize mediation or settlement negotiations before turning to trial. However, in the event a settlement cannot be reached, our litigators will fight zealously for you in the courtroom.

Whether you have already received divorce papers or are considering filing, JHC’s Kansas City divorce lawyers can help. Call us today.

FAQs About Kansas City Divorce

Does it matter who files for divorce?

Filing for divorce first does not give you any more rights than your spouse. However, doing so can give you some more control over the situation. In instances where more than one county or state has jurisdiction over the marriage, the person filing first may have the benefit of choosing where to file—thereby choosing what law or local rules will govern the case. Filing first may also give you more time to prepare for what happens next (i.e. having a better sense of the timeline of future court dates, discovery deadlines, etc.).

In Kansas, you may also have the first opportunity to file temporary orders, such as orders pertaining to who may possess certain property (like the marital home), orders prohibiting the sale of certain property, or orders establishing child custody, child support, or spousal maintenance. It is important to note that these orders are not permanent, but they may affect how matters are handled while the divorce is still being litigated.

Will I get spousal support/maintenance?

The short answer is: it depends. Every marriage brings about unique circumstances that courts will factor into a maintenance determination. Even when maintenance is ordered, the amount and the duration of maintenance differs in each case and may even be modified as the parties’ circumstances change.

In Kansas, courts look at many different factors when determining maintenance. However, the weight a court gives to each factor is largely left up to the discretion of the judge. A judge might look at the length of the marriage, each party’s earning potential and resources, each party’s age, the standard of living the parties were accustomed to during the marriage, and other factors the court deems relevant. In Kansas, maintenance may not be ordered for any period longer than 121 months, though in rare instances a maintenance determination may be reassessed after 121 months if the judge so orders.

In Missouri, courts look at various factors when determining maintenance, as well. However, the time limit to maintenance is very different. In some instances, where the court finds that a spouse has significant need, permanent maintenance may be ordered even until retirement age.

Our Locations

Kansas City | 816-673-3900

926 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64106
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Lawrence | 785-856-0143

5200 Bob Billings Pkwy, #201
Lawrence, KS 66049
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Overland Park | 913-948-9490

10104 W 105th St
Overland Park, KS 66212
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Topeka | 785-234-3272

1508 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS 66612
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Wichita | 316-262-9393

500 N Market St
Wichita, KS 67214
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