Linda S. Balisle 131 W. Wilson St., Suite 802 Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-259-8702 Fax: 608-259-0807 E-mail: office@b-rlaw.com Web address: www.b-rlaw.com Practice Areas: Divorce, post-divorce and appellate mediation and litigation, including cooperative divorce, partnership agreements and dissolutions for all families Service Area: Statewide Emphasis on families with privately held businesses. Member and past president of [...]
Several recent changes in the 2007 tax laws affect families, including those undergoing a divorce, and provide opportunities for tax savings. On the eve of an election year, Congress was still grappling with tax relief measures as late as mid-December. One of the last-minute provisions was the alternative minimum tax (AMT) relief. The much talked-about [...]
In 1984, the Wisconsin Supreme Court first recognized enhanced earning capacity as a marital “asset” in Haugan v. Haugan, 117 Wis. 2d 200 (1984). In 1997, The Wisconsin Journal of Family Law published an article calling attention to the “most undervalued asset in the marriage,” referring to enhanced earning capacity as a “diamond in the [...]
In Derr v. Derr, 2005 WI App 63, 280 Wis. 2d 681, 696 N.W.2d 170, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals clarified terminology regarding the legal treatment of gifted and inherited property at the time of divorce, and offered fresh insight on how to solve these often thorny issues. Wisconsin case law preceding Derr was less [...]
The collaborative process is a low-conflict style of family law practice. The collaborative model, which was adopted and has been successfully undertaken in Wisconsin, is the multidisciplinary team approach to resolving family law cases. A couple that wishes to employ the collaborative process for a divorce, separation, pre-nuptial agreement, paternity, same-sex separation, visitation or other [...]
Most family lawyers would agree that minimizing animosity between divorcing parties and increasing trust and civility increase the likelihood of an acceptable result, and minimize post-divorce litigation. While the ultimate outcome is obviously important, the process itself cannot be overlooked. The tone and manner of divorce litigation can significantly affect a party’s healing process, finances, [...]
Don’t be this guy. Wisconsin Law Journal asked a number of family lawyers and judicial officers about their pet peeves. From the Lawyers: I hate it when the other side …“ Catches my client in a lie I didn’t catch. Can’t do math. Sends a letter that is fashioned to gratify the person named after [...]
You’re a new lawyer with an interest in family law. Why not “get you feet wet” by accepting guardian ad litem appointments? Marlene A. Porter, of Auerbach & Porter S.C. in Madison, has been representing the best interests of children for 23 years now, while Gretchen G. Viney, of Viney & Viney in Baraboo, is [...]
