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Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued one of the most … er … interesting decisions in family law in a long time.

Continued analysis of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals consolidated decision in Hendrick v. Hendrick and State v. Skarzynski.

Garry and Jennifer Hendrick were married in early September of 1999. Jennifer’s daughter was born in late January of 2000. Before Jennifer started her divorce action against Garry, Garry had himself, the girl and the couple’s other child tested to see if he was their biological father. He is not. The State started a paternity action.

The Court opf Appeals opinion in Stevenson creates some slightly “Itchy and Scratchy” issues and questions.

From the first two sentences of a recent Dist. II Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision, it was evident that it was not going to be good news for Jeffery B. Stevenson.

One event dating back to the end of the 20th century has gained tremendous momentum: collaborative family law.

It doesn’t take a village to raise children. It takes parents. That’s one of the central implications of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals recent decision is Lubinski v. Lubinski.

After nearly nine months without a Wisconsin Court of Appeals case arising from a divorce action being recommended for publication, late last month, the District I Court of Appeals its opinion in Lubinski v. Lubinski.

A song by the Temptations comes to mind after reading Steinmann v. Steinmann. “Ball of Confusion.” That’s what the law of maintenance is today.

This is the second of three articles analyzing the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in Steinmann v. Steinmann, examining its implications for marital property agreements.