Archives: Family Law

A recent article refutes the common myth that new spouses are always an irritant for the relationship between divorced parents.

There is a fine line between counseling a client as to what is in his or her best interests and committing fraud. But, there is, indeed, a line.

Welcome to our newly designed Website! We hope that you like the design, which was designed by my friend Pat McKenna of MojoWeb Productions.

There is no “magic age” for when children have a right to be heard, but GALs should be trained on how to talk to children who are caught in the middle of family battles.

The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Divorcing, An Excellent Article By Randy Kessler

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.

My column in this issue of Inside Track, published by the Wisconsin State Bar, is entitled: Methods for Settlement Negotiations.

As expected, the Wisconsin Supreme Court found a way to void the marriage when it issued its decision yesterday in Laubenheimer v. McLeod.

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.

A lesson I learned early in my career on making mistakes.