Archive: 2021

It’s time for my annual year in review – a look back at those new cases and statutes in family law which improve this area of law and those which, well, not so much.

For about the last thirty years, my side job has been to serve as retained counsel, first for BAPR, then for OLR.

One of the expected consequences of the COVID epidemic was disputes between parents regarding parenting children.

One of the expected consequences of the COVID epidemic was disputes between parents regarding parenting children.

One of the expected consequences of the COVID epidemic was disputes between parents regarding parenting children.

In a previous column, I commented that one of the few silver linings of the dark, dark cloud called Covid-19 is that it has led to an increased use of technology, such as Zoom, and the resulting avoidance of unnecessary costs.

There is a saying that you cannot be a little bit pregnant. Well, apparently, you can be a little married.

The most discussed divorce case in social media today is the one recently filed by Bill and Melinda Gates. Although certainly not a typical divorce case, a few comments seem warranted, perhaps because of its unusual quality.

The most discussed divorce case in social media today is the one recently filed by Bill and Melinda Gates. Although certainly not a typical divorce case, a few comments seem warranted, perhaps because of its unusual quality.

A number of years ago, I dedicated a column in Wisconsin Law Journal to what I called “silly” laws in the field of family law. It was called “State needs to divorce itself from these family law rules,” and appeared in the July 2012 edition.