Overland Park Divorce Attorney

Compassionate, Tough-Minded Family Law Representation

Jean W. Wise, Attorney at Law handles all aspects of family law, including divorce and legal issues involving the care and custody of children. I have served clients in the Johnson County area for 14 years, emphasizing mediation and negotiation in the best interests of my client and all parties.

If you live outside the Johnson County, Kansas, area and have divorce or family law matters in Johnson County, I can often handle your case by phone, fax, and e-mail, alleviating your need to travel here.

• Divorce
  I encourage divorcing couples to resolve issues of property, custody, and financial support in a cost-effective way that avoids litigation and reduces the need to revisit issues later. I work hard to ensure that my client is treated fairly in the settlement, and I am tough in defense of clients if I have to go to court.
• Mediation and Collaboration
  As an experienced mediator, I can bring parties to mutual agreements that will satisfy the court and reduce legal costs. I also practice collaborative law, in which each party retains counsel and agrees not to litigate.
• Custody and Parenting Time
  Child custody and parenting time are emotional and ongoing issues. I work for divorcing parents, unmarried parents, non-custodial parents, and others to ensure that a custody agreement or court-ordered access is fair to my clients and in the best interests of the children.
• Child Support and Maintenance
  I ensure that the court has accurate information to determine child support and/or maintenance (alimony), and handle modifications or enforcement issues relating to court-ordered child support or spousal support for a child or ex-spouse.
• Modifications
  My firm helps clients seek changes in custody, visitation, child support, or maintenance, including move-away cases in which the custodial parent wants to relocate out of state with the children.
• Grandparents' Rights
  Grandparents in Kansas have legal rights to a continuing relationship with their grandchildren, even after a divorce. I represent clients seeking access to their grandchildren when they have been denied ongoing contact with them.
• Guardianship
  I represent grandparents and other family members seeking court appointment as the legal guardian of a child or adult.
• Adoption
  I happily represent stepparents wanting to adopt their spouses, or third parties seeking adoption.
• Paternity
  Many of my clients are unmarried parents, including mothers seeking to prove fatherhood in order to collect child support, and fathers seeking parenting time, or joint custody.

Contact a Kansas divorce attorney who provides compassionate, diligent, and tough-minded legal counsel for any family law issue. I can meet clients evenings or weekends by appointment at my comfortable office at College and Roe in Overland Park. I accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.