Archives: Family Law

Family Law Update for October 2016

Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016

In this Issue: Celebrity divorces, unjust enrichment claim case, same sex marriage and tax law, American Journal of Family Law articles and more.

Family Law Update for September 2016

Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2016

In this Issue: Validity of marriage in a different state, adoption rates declining, Family Advocate/Family Law Quarterly Law articles and more.

Family Law Update for August 2016

Published: Monday, August 1st, 2016

In this Issue: Validity of marriage in a different state, adoption rates declining, Family Advocate/Family Law Quarterly Law articles and more.

Back to the Past: Retroactive Revisions in Support

Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2016

When a party in a divorce or paternity matter fails to exchange financial information, the court can go back in history and make retroactive adjustments to support.

Family Law Update for July 2016

Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016

In this Issue: Unpublished custody/placement and contempt cases; American Journal of Family Law articles and more.

Family Law Update for June 2016

Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

In this Issue: No new Wisconsin Court Cases; Decisions around the Nation; Divorce and Older Children and More …

Does Meister Mean More
Grandparent Visitation Litigation?

Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016

Will the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in In re Meister expand grandparent visitation litigation in Wisconsin?

Family Law Update for May 2016

Published: Sunday, May 1st, 2016

In this Issue: Wisconsin Supreme Court grandparent visitation decision; income assignment and Percentage Expressed Orders; active vs. passive appreciation and articles from Family Advocate and Family Law Quarterly.

Grandparent Visitation

Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Wisconsin Supreme Court expands the law of grandparent visitation, perhaps at the expense of children.

Pets, Domestic Violence, and Act 253

Published: Monday, March 21st, 2016

Every divorce lawyer has seen it – a domestic violence perpetrator who abuses the family pet as a way to inflict pain on a spouse or other family member. Act 253, while not a cure-all, offers protections for victims’ pets through DV orders.