Archives: Child Support

Wisconsin law allows a court to reduce child support where the paying parent has placement at least 25% of overnights and is ordered to “assume basic support costs in proportion to the time that the parent has placement of the child”. In addition, the court must assign responsibility for variable costs for the child in proportion to the share of physical placement. The problem is that variable costs are amorphous and disagreement can lead to future litigation.

How much income from a Sub S corporation can be used for child support and maintenance? A recent court of appeals holding in Biorgo doesn’t bring clarity to this confusing family law issue.

Kirk Kerkorian holds a special place in Family Law.

Wisconsin CA decided life insurance provision was in the nature of child support and thus ended when the children were no longer minors.

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

If there is a support obligation, the choice of employment must take it into account.

Here is a link to my article in the Wisconsin Law Journal on the child support legislation proposal.

A wealthy business man who thinks he is paying too much in child support asked his legislator (to whom, of course, he contributed money) to draft legislation which would lower his child support.

A contempt finding against the husband in a divorce case who quit his job and stopped making all court-ordered payments.

Apparently the Wisconsin Supreme Court does recognize, after all, the rights of people to privately agree on their own affairs.