Helpful Articles: Family Law
March 26th, 2021
Emancipation in Wisconsin
What does an emancipation of a child mean? “Emancipation” refers to a child becoming a legal adult. How to Get Emancipated In Wisconsin there is no legal process for emancipation. Children cannot “divorce” their parents and declare themselves independent via a court process. At what legal age can a child emancipate themselves from their household?…
June 6th, 2018
Are Sick Leave accounts subject to property division in Wisconsin?
Just when you thought you had heard everything that a couple might be fighting about in a divorce case, you stumble across a new issue or asset pertaining to whether a person's accrued sick time or sick leave account is subject to equal property division in Wisconsin? It appears over the years the answer…
April 15th, 2018
All things must pass
The title for my blog today is taken from the first solo album by George Harrison after the Beatles broke up. It’s the name of the double album and a song on the record. It’s fitting because this past week my mother passed. While she had been ill over the last 30 days, it was…
January 27th, 2017
Preparing for an initial divorce hearing in Wisconsin
You filed for divorce and have been waiting anxiously to get into court for your first divorce hearing before the court commissioner. You have no idea on how to prepare or what to expect in court, other than you have concerns on what orders the court may make pertaining to placement of your children, how…
October 31st, 2016
Automatic right to equal placement in Wisconsin?
I sometimes talk to prospective clients who seem to have the idea that they have an automatic entitlement to equal placement of their children when getting a divorce. Does the law presume equal placement? Does the custody statute refer to the words shared or equal placement? Does a person have a constitutional right to equal…
September 19th, 2016
Another one bites the dust
Remember the Queen song from the early 80's, "another one bites the dust?" That is the headline for my blog today, which deals with lawyer misconduct, once again. Too often, I am picking up my morning newspaper and wind up reading an article about another local lawyer who has been disbarred or is facing criminal…
May 4th, 2016
