Archives: Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Can post-judgment divorce disputes regarding custody and placement be delegated to third parties?

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.

How much income from a Sub S corporation can be used for child support and maintenance? A recent court of appeals holding in Biorgo doesn’t bring clarity to this confusing family law issue.

The court of appeals issued an unpublished, but citeable case today. Why isn’t this decision recommended for publication?

John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight segment on about judicial elections is a must watch! He makes all the relevant points, and with great humor. Much thanks to the Rev. David Lick (Hi David!) for forwarding this link to me in response to my post earlier today.

On January 20, 2015, the Wisconsin Supreme Court released its decision in State v. Alger.

Wisconsin CA decided life insurance provision was in the nature of child support and thus ended when the children were no longer minors.

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 A recent unpublished, but citeable, Wisconsin Court of Appeals case has implications for some of these divorce cases.

In its interpretation of Wisconsin’s removal law in Shulka v. Sikraji , the Wisconsin Court of Appeals made the right decision.

Two questions regarding removal were addressed by the District 2 Court of Appeals in Shulka v. Sikraji. It’s a handy case for family-law attorneys with cases where a client wants to move, but would forgo it if it means losing primary placement.