A divorce is difficult for all involved, but when you have children still in the home it’s important to play an active role in helping them understand what is happening, why it is happening, and how it will affect them. This process is very traumatic for kids, and studies have shown that it can even […]
When a divorcing couple has been married for long time, when they have children together and have substantial assets together, the divorce has the potential to be very complex. In ending the marriage, the issues of marital property division, child custody, child support, and possibly alimony need to be addressed. Often, complex divorces are litigated […]
When the news initially broke that Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was not clear what was going to be next for the couple. They announced their separation just weeks after the 25th anniversary. The couple had accumulated substantial assets over those 25 years, with Schwarzenegger as a lucrative box office draw and Shriver working […]
When a divorcing couple in Wisconsin has children, the divorce decree will typically include a child custody order. These child custody orders have the full effect and force of the law and parents who try to change the terms of child custody on their own can face serious legal consequences. Like court orders for child […]
Records obtained from the most recent U.S. Census indicate that an increasing number of single fathers have custody of their children in Wisconsin. The number of homes in which a single father is raising children under the age of 18 has grown by 35 percent since 2000. Households headed by single men with minor children […]
After seven years of marriage, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced their divorce in a joint statement this month. “We have decided to end our marriage,” the couple declared in the statement. “This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters,” the statement continued. Lopez and Anthony are […]
Child custody battles are never pleasant, whether you’re a celebrity or a regular person working through a divorce. TV star Kelsey Grammer and his reality-TV star wife prove this. The couple, who divorced in 2011 after 13 years of marriage, struggled to reach a child custody agreement for their 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. In […]
Child custody battles in Wisconsin are seldom easy. One such battle recently fought in another state, though, has been tougher than most. In this case, a North Carolina mom was fighting two battles at once: She wanted to retain custody of her children, and she was also battling Stage 4 breast cancer. Earlier this month, […]
According to a recent analysis of data from the U.S. Census, people in Wisconsin are getting married and filing for divorce at a slower pace than couples living in the rest of the nation. In the years since the Census Bureau began keeping track of both marriages and divorces in 2008, it found that Wisconsin’s […]
The child custody fight between Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend has been one of the most hotly contested custody disputes in recent memory. As you may remember, Gibson began his relationship with Oksana Grigorieva following his split from his wife, and Oksana gave birth to their daughter. Since that time, Gibson and Grigorieva have had […]
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