May 11, 2026Divorce by Affidavit: What Wisconsin Family Lawyers Need to KnowDivorce by affidavit offers a more flexible path for uncontested divorce cases in Wisconsin, particularly for clients facing scheduling, mobility, distance, child care, or emotional barriers to appearing in
This conversational-style article explores the ways that we, as family law attorneys, must address mental health issues, from our clients’ cases to our own lives. More importantly, we have to start looking at how we best address mental health struggles
Fault divorce, a process requiring one spouse to prove the other’s misconduct as grounds for dissolving a marriage, has undergone a significant transformation in Wisconsin. The Origins of Fault The concept of fault divorce dates back to English common law.
Decisions involving cellphone and social media access for minor children have become one of the biggest aspects of parenting in today’s age. Those decisions impact everything from communication to safety to social development to mental health. Case law on the
Do you ever read a statute looking for a straightforward answer – only to be left more confused?My favorite legal exercise is when a particular statute directs you to a different statute which then directs you to yet another statute.
You decide to scroll social media when you see a post from a distraught mother of two young children asking some legal
There are a lot of differing opinions about whether one custodial parent may make a major decision for a child independently and without the involvement and consent of the other custodial parent. The history of joint custody and placement in
Counting an item as an asset (usually a pension) to be divided in property division, then also as income available for maintenance, is generally prohibited as “double counting.”1 However, this rule is not absolute. “When analyzing whether there has