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Courts meant to serve the public
Here's a simple idea: Courts should serve the public. In particular, parties should be allowed to be divorced without the costs and inconvenience of a public court appearance.
Read More »Will courts really enforce proposed financial information exchange rules?
In law, as in many things in life, some ideas are better in theory than in practice. It is not uncommon that the Legislature, which has precious few lawyers (most sessions have ten or fewer lawyers out of 133 state Senators and Representatives, and almost none of them has ever been in the private practice of law), passes legislation which sounds good on its face but has a different practical effect. The phrase which attaches to such legislation is “the law of unintended consequences.”
Read More »Wisconsin divorce filings on the wane since pandemic’s beginnings
In late March, as people in China emerged from coronavirus quarantines, lawyers watched divorce rates skyrocket in many Chinese cities. Statistics about the increase quickly spread online.
Read More »How support has changed in the age of COVID-19
Although I’m normally not one to bemoan the “good old days” gone by, there are instances in which I do. And given the unprecedented and unusual circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak as it affects the legal system, one such instance comes to mind.
Read More »AVOID THE ‘F’ WORD: What’s ‘fair’ got to do with it?
Recently, a default divorce hearing fell through because the judge in the case had the temerity to ask a party whether she thought the proposed settlement was fair.
Read More »Zielinski provides divorcing couples with financial options
Grant Zielinski knows he needs to do a little explaining when responding to the question: What do you do for a living?
Read More »Marriage waiting period elimination passes Assembly
Couples who get divorced would no longer have to wait six months before remarrying under a bill approved by the Wisconsin Assembly.
Read More »GRAY AREA: Divorces among 50-plus pose new obstacles for attorneys
When it comes to divorce, it’s not enough anymore to know the ins and outs of child custody or the complexities of the law governing property divisions.
Read More »Should grandparents have visitation rights?
In a rare unanimous decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court construed the meaning of the statute on grandparents’ visitation rights after a divorce.
Read More »Group wants pro bono attorneys for piecemeal divorce cases
Before a recent rule change, the chances were slim that the parties in a divorce case could find lawyers to represent them pro bono.
Read More »Cordell & Cordell to host Men’s Divorce School
Men's Divorce School, a free seminar presented July 7 in Milwaukee by the domestic litigation firm Cordell & Cordell, will provide a crash course in Divorce 101.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: Rewriting the book on marriage
With same-sex marriage now legal in 36 states -- and probably legal in all 50 after the U.S. Supreme Court rules next summer -- same-sex divorces will follow in due course.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: A handy decision for divorcees considering a move
If you tell the child’s other parent where you intend to move the child, permission to remove is specific to that location. The removing parent doesn’t have carte blanche to move wherever he or she chooses.
Read More »Divorces drop for 3rd straight year across state
While fewer people are getting married in Wisconsin, divorces also continue to decline.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: Divorce ‘documentary’ shows little to no reality
Now that we’re in the thick of winter and as Oscar season approaches, thoughts turn to spending some time at the warm local cinema for diversion.
Read More »Fools rush in to mediation
Recently a woman, despite her basic fears, called me to discuss divorce mediation.
Read More »Divorces, other family crises take civil approach in Ind. court
Nearly 15 years after the Indiana Supreme Court launched its Family Court Project, 22 counties — including Lake and Porter — are working toward a kinder, gentler, more holistic way to resolve family crises, court officials say.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: What causes divorce
Perhaps the two most common questions I am asked by people who learn that I am a divorce lawyer are: “What causes most of the divorces I handle?” and “How can I prevent becoming one of your clients?”
FAMILY LAW: Why collaborative divorce continues to decline in popularity
Few articles I’ve written have resulted in as much feedback as a June 8, 2011, piece I did on a collaborative case filings in Waukesha County.
Property — divorce
2012AP102 Montalvo v. U.S. Title & Closing Services, LLC
Read More »Family – divorce – arbitration — family support — attorney fees — modification
2011AP623, 2011AP2617 In re the marriage of: Symdon v. Symdon
Read More »Family – divorce — voluntary dismissal
2011AP2433 In re the marriage of: Kittelson v. Kittelson
Read More »Divorced father entitled to dependency tax exemption, rules US Tax Court
A divorced father could claim a dependency exemption on his federal income taxes – even though his child’s mother refused to sign the form ordinarily required by the IRS for such exemptions, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled.
Read More »State Supreme Court says parents can stipulate to minimum child support level
Public policy does not prohibit the parties to a divorce stipulating to an unmodifiable, limited-duration floor on the husband’s child support obligation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: The future of maintenance in divorce
Is maintenance still relevant in the 21st Century?
FAMILY LAW: How much is too much with social media posts?
A Connecticut judge recently ordered a divorcing couple to share their Facebook and other online social media passwords.
Family — marital obligations — prenuptual agreements
2010AP3135 In re the marriage of Kettner v. Kettner
Read More »Family –child support — modification
2011AP508-FT In re the marriage of: Wirtz v. Wirtz
Read More »Family — child support — modification
2011AP574-FT In re the marriage of: Johnson v. Dostal
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