It is very important that Wisconsin couples make certain that they plan financially when they are married. Making certain to save and to learn good financial decision-making skills can help people to be able to survive even if their marriages later come to an end. One issue that frequently happens is when one spouse takes […]
Divorcing spouses in Wisconsin may wish to think carefully before sending an email message or making a social media post that contradicts what they have said in court or during property division or child custody negotiations. Family law attorneys once had to rely on experts like forensic accountants and private investigators to uncover concealed assets […]
The United State Census Bureau released its statistics on marriage this week. The numbers tell an interesting story. In the 1960s, more than 80 percent of American adults were married. By 2000, the number fell to 57 percent. The recent figure for 2009 is 52 percent nationwide and 53 percent for Wisconsin. In Milwaukee County, […]
The law and family law in particular has a tendency of moving and evolving at glacial pace. But, much like a glacier’s movement has major consequences to the landscape around it; movements in the law can have tremendously important effects on everything around it. There is now a movement in the law to broaden the […]
Some of biggest changes in family law over the last 200 years have dealt with children born to unmarried people. American family law is derived from English common law. According to Nancy Poikoff, a family-law professor at American University, children born out of wedlock before the 19th century had no parents under the law. Children […]
Former Marquette All-American and current Miami Heat standout Dwyane Wade is gearing up for another run at the NBA championship. However, he is also fighting an even more important battle for his rights as a father. Wade and his former high school sweetheart have been involved in a lengthy divorce and child custody battle over […]
For divorced parents, the holidays can be a stressful experience. All too often, divorced parents cannot agree on who will get the kids and where they will spend the holidays. The arguments begin around Thanksgiving, peak at Christmas carry on through New Year’s Day. This is not just hard on the parents. Holiday arguments can […]
All too often, one parent in a divorce refuses to accept a court’s child custody decision and takes matters into his or her own hands. With marriages between citizens of different countries becoming more common in the 21st century, the problem of international child abduction can present unique problems. The most common scenario for international […]
The effects of a country’s refusal to sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction are profound. When a parent absconds with their children to a country like Japan or India even though there is an American child custody order in place, the foreign courts will ignore the previous child custody […]
Our Milwaukee readers will recall Dwyane Wade’s stellar basketball career at Marquette University, which has propelled him to NBA stardom. In addition to spending time on the basketball court, Wade has spent a significant amount of time in a court of law because of a protracted divorce and a child custody dispute. Wade married his […]
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