Family Law

• Divorce
  For information on divorce law click on the Divorce Facts and Law link. Note that we have special sections dedicated to divorces with Business Assets and International Family Law.
• Child Support
  Child support can arise in a number of instances, for example, divorce, parenting plan modification, non -parental custody, relocation. Although many cases are reasonably straightforward, there can be a complexity in this area such as when income is difficult to prove, one parent is underemployed, or the particular needs of the child in an individual case need to be considered. At Flexx Law, PS you will find the experience necessary to properly address these issues. Â
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Marguerite (Maggie) Smith’s practices family law with an emphasis on separation, divorce, child custody and complex property issues. Her subspecialties, on which she is an acknowledged authority* are asset protection, closely held business assets and international custody on which she has given many presentations to other attorneys and other professionals and has been published extensively.Â
• Premarital Agreement
• Spousal Support
  In Washington State we refer to this as spousal maintenance. Maintenance comes up in many instances, such as, divorce, separation agreements and post -divorce modification.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  She started her own family law firm in WA in 1995 after practicing for several years in diverse areas of practice, including commercial litigation, international law, personal injury, immigration as well as family law. She realized that family law was her passion, not merely her vocation. Although her practice is devoted to family law there are a number of cases that cross into other areas. At these times she draws upon her past experience in other areas of law as well as her experience in the world of business. Before her legal career, Maggie was involved in the management of closely held family businesses including the management of a London branch of an international manufacturing and distribution company. Maggie certainly understands business.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Sometimes couples want to formalize their financial relationship before the marriage (or in the case of cohabitation, before the cohabitation). This can be advisable particularly when couples come to the relationship with separate assets that they wish to protect. This desire for protection can be part of estate planning or to protect a business asset from litigation or potential spousal involvement after a divorce or separation.
• Probate