Archive: 2017
Family Law Update for June 2017
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017
In this Issue: “Human” judges; WI Court of Appeals decides discovery case and more.
Using Third-Party Decision Makers
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
Two recent family law cases address this question from different standpoints.
Family Law Update for May 2017
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2017
In this Issue: Judicial recusal, grandparent visitation, Family Advocate issue on Uniform Laws for Family Law and more.
Family Law Update for April 2017
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017
In this Issue: WI Supreme Court case on appointment of referee; Court of Appeals decisions on contempt remedy and effect of incarceration and more.
Lawyer-mediators Drafting Settlement Agreements
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
A new SCR rule allows lawyer-mediators to draft settlement docs in family cases. Will it work in complex situations?
Family Law Update for March 2017
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
In this Issue: Mediators drafting settlement agreements, Constitutional right to travel, planning for remarriage and more.
Family Law Update for February 2017
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
In this Issue: Analysis of “double dipping” in support cases, jury trials for involuntary termination of parental rights cases and more.
Delegating Custody and Placement Disputes to Third Parties
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
Can post-judgment divorce disputes regarding custody and placement be delegated to third parties?
Family Law Update for January 2017
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
In this Issue: Unpublished (but citeable) case on delegation of placement decision to a referee and more.