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Child Placement: The story goes that King Solomon once settled a family placement dispute by proposing that the child be cut in half. Wisconsin family law comes close to doing the same thing, dividing the child’s time between parents when they separate.
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Kids Come First: Like most lawyers, I am asked many questions that begin with “What are my rights?” Because I practice family law, the question I hear most often is “What are my rights to time with my kids?”
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Child Custody Mediation: Not all divorcing parents can agree how to resolve issues of child custody, periods of placement, or child support. Problems from the relationship of the marriage may cloud the parents’ abilities to sit down together and discuss these issues on their own.
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Child Support Rules For Shared Time Parents: 2004 brought new rules for child support in Wisconsin, and the changes will have a big impact for some parents. The new rules apply to “shared-time” situation, where each parent has placement for a significant period of time.
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A Better Way to Divorce: It is a sad fact that almost half of all marriages end in divorce. Most divorces, however, do not go to a disputed trial. Many couples will do anything to avoid going to court. Adversarial litigation can be a poor way to resolve the difficult issue of family restructuring.
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Divorce, Wisconsin Style: The divorce process is a paradox; although each case brings unique issues and concerns, divorce laws themselves suggest a “cookie cutter” approach. The only legal grounds for divorce in Wisconsin is that the marriage is irretrievably broken.
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Guardian Ad Litem: The Children’s Lawyer: For centuries, children were regarded as the property of their parents. They were viewed as having no legal interests of their own, but were subject to whatever decisions their parents made for them or the court made in disputes between the parents.
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