Family Law
4 Steps to Successfully Navigating Holiday Placement Schedules
Four Steps for Successfully Navigating Child Placement During the Holidays With the holiday season just around the corner (and retail stores ramping up advertising efforts),...
Trump Tax Cuts Eliminate Maintenance Deductions
President Trump’s new tax reform law, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”), is a sweeping change to the federal income tax. Among its...
Estate Planning Considerations After a Divorce
A divorce significantly impacts many aspects of your life, including your estate plan. After the divorce is finalized, plan to revisit your estate plan to...
5 First Steps When Planning a Divorce
Deciding to file for divorce, or learning your spouse intends to file for divorce, is a very stressful time in life. Here are a few...
How “Marital Waste” Affects Property Division in Wisconsin Divorces
Allocation of marital property between spouses is a key aspect of a Wisconsin divorce. Although there is a statutory presumption that marital property should be...
Avoiding Cat-astrophe: Considerations for Divorcing Pet Owners and 3 Tips for a Pawsitive Outcome.
Many pet owners – myself included! – consider their pets to be like family members. Indeed, pet ownership is very common, with approximately 68% of...
WI Family Law Mediators Will Be Allowed to Draft Settlement Documents
Wisconsin Family Law Mediators Will Be Allowed to Draft Settlement Documents Wisconsin family law attorneys who serve as mediators will soon be allowed to draft...
Variable Expenses in Child Support – 3 Areas to Define
Beyond Child Support: Understanding the “Variable Expense” The purpose of a child support order is to cover the basic necessities, such as food, shelter and...
Domestic Violence and Child Custody in Wisconsin
As family law attorneys, our clients frequently come to us regarding difficult family conflicts. At times, the families and clients we work with have been...