Archive: April 2013

So, how does the practice of family law in Wisconsin compare to other states? Quite well, it turns out.

The laws on spousal support vary among the states, but Florida may be greatly restricting how much has to be paid.

A recent article in Slate magazine offers: “Tips from the Nation’s Top Divorce Lawyers on When, Where, and How to Split.” The article has several errors.

It is rare that the U.S. Supreme Court rules on issues in family law, but one exception is for employment benefits. On Monday, the high court heard oral arguments in Hillman v. Maretta, Case No. 11-1221.  According to the court’s summary, the husband died before changing beneficiaries on a life insurance policy from his first […]

Today, I received a notification that a Terry Powers had commented on my Friday blog post entitled “Divorce from Hell.”

My father was a family physician and used to say that the definition of a mild heart attack was someone else’s. Same goes for divorce.