Archives: Financial Issues

It is common, where there are minor children, for a divorce agreement to require at least the payor of child support and sometimes both parties to maintain life insurance with the children as beneficiaries. A recent unpublished, but citeable, Wisconsin Court of Appeals case has implications for some of these divorce cases.

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

The Wisconsin Law Journal just published my column on the Brin v. Brin case.

Large cases are generally easier to settle than smaller ones. For one, both sides have a lot to lose. Fear can do wonders to promote compromise.

Unfortunately, sometimes raw emotions control common sense. The result is unfortunate for both parties – and even worse for the children who are innocent victims.

Should a court have authority to order a parent to pay for post high school expenses if the child has the need and the parent has the ability to pay? There are pros and cons.

The skill in lawyering is knowing when to be aggressive – and when not to be.

My friend Sandy Swartzberg and I thought it might be interesting to co-write an article on the business divorce.

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

It is rare that the U.S. Supreme Court rules on issues in family law, but one exception is for employment benefits. On Monday, the high court heard oral arguments in Hillman v. Maretta, Case No. 11-1221.  According to the court’s summary, the husband died before changing beneficiaries on a life insurance policy from his first […]