Archives: Divorce

At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the prevailing “wisdom” was that divorce filings would substantially increase. Actually, the opposite occurred.

The American Bar Association Family Law Section has just published a second edition of my book, “Settlement Negotiation Techniques in Family Law”.

In this article, I discuss my study with Ken Waldron on perceptions toward settlement negotiations among lawyers and legal professionals.

Learn about factors that make successful settlements more likely for clients in divorces, business disputes, and other matters.

The WI Supreme Court will determine whether or not a legal separation protects a legally separated spouse from a marital purpose obligation under Chapter 766.

Public confidence in the court system can only be strengthened by knowing that there are limits to the use of social media.

My mother used to say that it takes a very ill wind to blow no good. The COVID crisis is as ill a wind as I’ve ever seen.

The Court’s decision in Miller v. Carroll, regarding a judge accepting a Facebook friend request from a party to a case, is so limited in scope as to be worthless in application to other matters.

Are men better negotiators than women? In reality being a successful negotiator has little to do with a negotiator’s sex.

It has been 8 years since the WI Supreme Court accepted a review of a family-law case. Their recent decision makes one wonder why they spent their time.