Actress Eva Longoria and San Antonio point guard Tony Parker had what was characterized as a fairy tale wedding in a French castle in 2007. Unfortunately, their marriage was not to last. Earlier this month, Eva Longoria filed for divorce from Tony Parker. Shortly thereafter, Tony Parker filed for a divorce of his own. Although […]
How professional goodwill should be considered by a court when it is calculating spousal maintenance and marital property division is one of the more hotly debated issues in family law. Courts across the nation have come to different conclusions on the issue. Some courts will count professional goodwill only once for either maintenance or property […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will answer the question of whether a court-ordered minimum on spousal maintenance is enforceable according to public policy. The question is related to case of an ex-husband who asked the court to change his alimony order after he lost his job. According to a recent article from the State Bar of Wisconsin, […]
Although taxes may not be the first thing on the minds of many people going through a divorce, divorce has significant tax consequences that are worth considering. Firstly, your marital status on December 31 determines a taxpayers filing status for the year. If you are divorced as of December 31, then you will generally be […]
Alimony, or spousal maintenance as it is called in Wisconsin, is one of those concepts of family law that has been around for quite some time. In law in general, and in family law specifically, some of the oldest concepts are the slowest to change. With that in mind, we would like to tell you […]
We are all used to tax day being April 15. But this year, the federal tax day is April 18 because a Washington D.C. holiday will many keep government offices closed on April 15. Even with tax day delayed three days, many of our readers have questions about how divorce can affect their income taxes. […]
In the past, we have written about the use of Facebook evidence in divorce cases. The use of Facebook evidence to resolve disputed claims in a divorce is becoming increasingly common. A recent divorce case illustrates how impactful Facebook evidence can be. A family court judge recently sided with an ex-husband on the issue of […]
The traditional view of alimony in Wisconsin is that of an ex-husband paying an ex-wife. However, incomes between spouses have begun to even out over the years. In many cases, women’s salaries exceed men’s, clearing the path for divorcing husbands to receive spousal support. Alimony has never been just a one-way legal street for females, […]
Any divorce has the potential to become a complex divorce. When there is a large amount of assets involved, the chances that the divorce will become complex increase. The divorce between Frank and Jamie McCourt is a good example of how this can happen. In the latest round in the prolonged divorce contest between McCourts, […]
In a recent opinion upholding, the Wisconsin Supreme Court distinguished between pension benefits paid by a pension plan and disability benefits paid pursuant to the same plan. In Topolski v. Topolski, the husband and wife both waived maintenance, sometimes referred to as alimony, when they got divorced. Mr. Topolski agreed to pay Mrs. Topolski $912 […]
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