Archive: 2014

In its interpretation of Wisconsin’s removal law in Shulka v. Sikraji , the Wisconsin Court of Appeals made the right decision.

Two questions regarding removal were addressed by the District 2 Court of Appeals in Shulka v. Sikraji. It’s a handy case for family-law attorneys with cases where a client wants to move, but would forgo it if it means losing primary placement.

Sadly, my career as a wedding officiant has come to an end.

The issue becomes whether a life insurance provision is in the nature of child support or property division.

An excellent article in the Huffington Post by a woman who has been there.

Thinking about the holidays from the perspective of the kids (rather than themselves) is easier said than done.

The legal system should be less concerned with equalizing placement time and more concerned with plans to deal with the ongoing issues of raising children.

So while people can be angry at lawyers for a number of things (see my posts of lawyer discipline), state statutes are not in that category. There will be a record low number of lawyers in the new legislature.

Yes, a review would be welcome. But not one which fails to understand and address the real problems with Wisconsin’s so-called disciplinary system.

The problem is that real life situations differ so greatly from one case to another that any maintenance law needs to give the courts the power to override presumptions in certain circumstances.