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Independence and Kansas City Missouri Metro Area Attorney Les D. Wight. Over 34 Years Experience / Personal and Attentive Service - [STAFF]
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Attorney, Les Wight, has been a practicing lawyer for 34 years. His caseload is primarily domestic relations or family law. He has handled thousands of cases in this area including divorce (dissolution of marriage), paternity, motions to modify, contempt, child support, adoption, adult abuse, and a myriad of related family law cases. He spends his time consulting with clients in the office and conducting their various hearings and trials necessary to keep his clients interests cared for.
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Attorney, Michael S. Smith
Staff
Para-legal, Andi, has worked at the
Jackson County Courthouse and for a Jackson County judge as clerk.
During her years working as a paralegal she has honed her skills and
knowledge that will help each of our clients as a resource and guide
through the basics of case preparation, settlement and trial if that is
necessary. She is available to aid each client in preparing their case
including financials, parenting plans, temporary motions and the like..
She has established relationships with attorneys and paralegals over the
years working on our cases.
Administrative assistant, Cheryl,
is the communication facilitator of the office. She will convey your
questions to Andy or Les, set up appointments, helped with case
management and docketing and numerous other activities. Her instructions
are basically, “See what you can do to help the client.”
Family Law
Family law is the unique blend and balancing of the legal, personal, emotional and financial interests of the parents, children, the laws of Missouri and the specific facts of the case. Your case has issues similar to other cases but with differences that make it important to have realistic expectations and goals from beginning to end. No two cases are exactly the same and the emotional and psychological factors cannot be underestimated if you hope to achieve the results you want in a family law case. In too many domestic cases it becomes a matter of making the best out of a bad situation. It is also true that how you accomplish your goals does make a difference in the eventual success of your case and how you feel about it six months after it is over.
The Domestic Arena
Domestic matters are normally filed in the county where the person resides. There are exceptions and sometimes conflict over the proper jurisdiction in a domestic case. This firm services regularly the following counties in Missouri: Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass, Lafayette, Ray and Johnson. Clinton, Caldwell, Pettis, Saline, Cooper and other Counties are visited as well.
Domestic-related matters are often heard in Municipal Courts as well and this firm appears in those cases in Cities in the Kansas City Metropolitan area on the Missouri side.
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Law Offices of Les D. Wight
530
E. 23rd St. S.
Independence, MO 64055
Phone: (816) 836-4000
Fax: 1-888-546-1546
Toll Free: 1-800-650-4909
Office hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday
Late and weekend appointments available
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