Established in 1999, the Smith & Smith Law Office combines expertise in many areas of law with caring, individualized attorneys who help each client through a particularly difficult period of life.The Smith & Smith Law Office lawyers practice primarily in family law legal services including divorce, dissolution, and custody, and mediation services.We have offices in Swanton and Maumee Ohio, and we serve the Greater Toledo area including Lucas, Fulton, and Wood Counties.
If you believe that you have grounds for divorce under Ohio divorce law, you can reach out to Smith & Smith Law Office today to discuss your legal needs and how you want to proceed.
Child Support
Maria has always had a passion for family law. A graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law’s Night Program, Maria’s experience complements her current practice and gives her unique insight from which her clients greatly benefit. While attending law school in the evenings, Maria worked full-time as a Case Manager at Lucas County Child Support Enforcement Agency and interned with the Honorable Judge Stacy L. Cook at the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas.
Child Custody and Visitation
When facing a divorce, child custody dispute, or another family law issue, you may think that a long and daunting court battle is the only way to resolve the matter. However, there is another way.
Adoption
Adoption and guardianship: Whether you are just beginning the adoption process or looking to make an existing relationship official, we can help.
Paternity
Do you need help establishing paternity, asserting your parental rights, or negotiating a parenting agreement with your child’s other parent? At Smith & Smith Law Office, LLC, our Lucas County paternity lawyers can explain your legal rights and help you navigate the process. Our law firm is devoted exclusively to the practice of family law. We provide compassionate legal representation to help families find solutions to complex and challenging situations.
Premarital Agreement
Most couples get married expecting their union to stand the test of time. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and many marriages end in divorce. A marital agreement allows couples to expect the best but prepare for the worst by resolving certain issues in advance. At Smith & Smith Law Office, LLC, our Lucas County marital agreement attorneys help clients create valid prenuptial agreements.
Guardianship
Child Custody - Who will have primary guardianship and care of any children from your marriage? In some cases custody may be shared equally between both parents, or one parent may have sole legal custody.
Spousal Support
The financial aspects of divorce are often the source of conflict. Spousal support – also known as alimony – can lead to heated disputes between divorcing spouses. You and your spouse may negotiate and establish an alimony order together, but a court may intervene if you cannot reach an agreement. At Smith & Smith Law Office, LLC, our Lucas County spousal support attorneys help clients through difficult situations.
Legal Separation
The issue of child support may be settled during the divorce or legal separation process or at any time for parents who were never married. Regardless of whether the parents were married, living together, or not together at all, both have a responsibility to contribute to the care and support of their children. Ohio has set guidelines for calculating the amount of child support payments. The Lucas County child support lawyers at Smith & Smith Law Office, LLC can explain the law as it pertains to your situation and guide you through the legal process.
Annulment
Child support may be awarded during a divorce, annulment, legal separation, or when the father of a child is determined through a paternity test. Ohio state law has established a formula for calculating child support obligations. The formula combines the gross income of both parents and allows specific deductions from the gross income of either parent, depending on the situation.