Archives: State Legislation

Three new laws affect family law matters regarding child removal procedures, deposition restrictions, and “Sara’s Law.”

On March 1, 2018, Loeb & Herman will debut Wisconsin Family Law Case Finder, a subscription based legal research service specifically designed for family law attorneys.

New legislation targets procedural problems in applying the child removal law in divorce and paternity cases.

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.

An amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution regarding the method of determining the chief justice of the court.

So while people can be angry at lawyers for a number of things (see my posts of lawyer discipline), state statutes are not in that category. There will be a record low number of lawyers in the new legislature.

I do believe that at some point, same-sex marriages will be recognized everywhere but Judge Crabb’s ruling is going to be reviewed and could be overturned.

The problem is that our disciplinary system is a joke. Yes, a review is needed. Please make it a serious one.

It is NOT really joint custody – it is severable custody. In other words the statute does not require the parties to act jointly, but specifically authorizes them to act separately.

In Wisconsin, at least, “legal custody” involves only decision making about six areas, few of which are ever in dispute. The determination of where the children live is called “physical placement.” In most cases, that is the battlefield.