Steinmann Decision Contains
Puzzling Implications

By Gregg Herman
As it appeared in the June 16, 2008
Edition of the Wisconsin Law Journal

This is the first of three articles analyzing the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court  decision in Steinmann v. Steinmann, No. 2005AP1588. This article will examine its implications for marital property agreements.

Last month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in its only pending family law case, Steinmann v.Steinmann, No. 2005AP1588. This is the first of three articles which will discuss the case, and its puzzling implications. I’ll start out by summarizing the holding itself.

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Articles by Gregg Herman

Gregg Herman has written extensively on family law issues in such noted publications as Wisconsin Law Journal, Divorce Litigation, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law and Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine. Articles in his current archive tackle topics such as collaborative divorce, custody, and child support, as well as commentary on important Wisconsin cases involving family law issues.

Gregg is also the editor for FamLaw Update, a free e-mail list service published by Loeb & Herman. Sign up today!

Articles By Leonard Loeb

Attorney Leonard Loeb served as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin from July 1999-June 2000. Over his term, the organization and Wisconsin's legal community faced a variety of challenges, including early debate over multidisciplinary practice and reform of the state's attorney discipline system. His "President Perspective" column in the Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine offered a remarkable opportunity for him to speak candidly to his colleagues on the changing nature of the law, the responsibilities and duties of attorneys to their clients and the role of the State Bar of Wisconsin in leading the profession into the next century. We have gathered them here.