Archives: Family Law

Here is a look at the good, not-so-good and downright worst court opinions of the past year.

At first blush, a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision in Montalvo v. U.S. Title and Closing Services doesn’t appear to affect family law cases at all, but it does.

Be careful of what you may say and listen carefully to what the other side says — and speak up if the other sides misstates the agreement.

On January 11, 2013, I will be speaking with CPA Al Dassow of Clifton Gunderson LLP, Middleton on “Tax and Tax Fraud Issues in Family Law.”

The only Wisconsin court of appeals case in family law this past week dealt with an arbitrated divorce case. More interesting, although of little precedence value, are the attorney fees incurred in the case.

My understanding has always been that voided marriages are no good, no matter what, while voidable marriages can be made into valid marriages. But, I won’t bet on it!

This headline looked like it was too much fun to pass up: Husband Divorces, Sues Wife For Having Ugly Baby

Wisconsin does not have any legislation or appellate law on surrogacy agreements so the outcome of a recently certified case will have a great effect in that area of law.

If you are considering a prenup in Wisconsin, talk to a lawyer who practices both estate planning and family law – or two lawyers, one in each field.

Some times the lessons from caselaw could not be more obvious. A recent decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals provides such a teachable moment.