Archives: Settlement

The Ultimatum Game and Divorce Negotiations

Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013

The Ultimatum Game is a two player, two move, finite game. Each player makes one move and the game is over. Now let’s translate this game to real life in a divorce case.

Blog Comment on Divorce from Hell

Published: Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Today, I received a notification that a Terry Powers had commented on my Friday blog post entitled “Divorce from Hell.”

Interpreting a Stipulation in a Divorce Case

Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

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.

CLE Seminar: Tax and Tax Fraud Issues in Family Law

Published: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

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.”

Retirement vs. Disability

Published: Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision in Dickau is the second appellate case dealing with the interrelationship between retirement and disability.

Trends in Family Law

Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2012

Over the course of practicing family law for over 25 years (I started quite young, if you must know), the practice has been subject to various significant trends and changes. This is not your father’s practice.   Some of these trends have been positive, some neutral and some quite negative.  Let’s examine some of the main […]

Potential Harm Averted in Tensfeldt Decision

Published: Monday, August 10th, 2009

While family lawyers were sleeping, two bullets were dodged with the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in Tensfeldt v. Haberman, Or, more accurately, one bullet was dodged and one deflected for the time being.

Estate Plan Violated Divorce Agreement

Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2009

In the final days of the 2008-09 term, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tensfeldt v. Haberman, and, although the factual situation is somewhat complicated, bear with me — it has some important family law and ethical implications.

Are Divorce Settlements Like Games?

Published: Thursday, April 1st, 2004

In divorce settlement, both parties have information which is held privately and information which is known to both parties. Both sides typically will know (or at least should know) some information, like the community cards in “Texas Hold-em.”

Math Games and Collaborative Law

Published: Friday, November 1st, 2002

While not professing to understand much of the extraordinary complexity of the mathematics, I find that there is a correlation between game theory and divorce settlement negotiations.