For a long time, the only way to get divorced in Wisconsin was through litigation. But in recent decades, alternatives like mediation and collaborative divorce have become increasingly popular. These alternatives aren’t appropriate for everyone. But in cases where...
Social media is now such a part of daily life it is easy to forget that it hasn’t been around all that long. Facebook didn’t become available to the general public until 2006, and other social media sites are even newer. These online platforms have been a social...
There are a number of factors and behaviors that commonly lead to divorce: infidelity, emotional/physical abuse and drug/alcohol abuse, just to name a few. Many people don’t realize, however, that marriages can also fail for reasons that seem much more mundane....
In our last post, we began a discussion about the need to tend to your mental, physical, and financial health during and after your divorce. To be sure, you need to work with a highly experienced family law attorney for the legal aspects of your case. But while your...
Getting divorced is a major life event, and it often poses numerous financial, practical, and emotional difficulties. Hiring a skilled family law attorney is essential to reaching a good outcome, but you might benefit from some additional, non-legal support as well....
When any couple gets divorced, the terms of their divorce are set by the laws of the state in which they file (unless they have an existing prenuptial agreement in place). While there is considerable uniformity among state divorce laws, there are also some important...
If you or your spouse owns a business that is subject to division in divorce, receiving a fair amount during property division may depend on proper business valuation. What should business owners consider when establishing the value of their business in divorce? What...
"The best interests of the children" is a common phrase that often sets the tone of post-divorce lives. Many parents pursuing marital dissolution understand the importance of keeping their kids out of the middle of contentious legal matters. Others, unfortunately,...
A recent post on this blog focused on the question of alleging fault in divorce. Wisconsin is a no-fault state, meaning that couples do not need to allege that either spouse was to blame for specific wrongdoing that destroyed the marriage. Instead, they only need to...
Marriages end for many reasons. Sometimes conflict due to abandonment, infidelity, addiction, or other factors brings a marriage to its breaking point. In other cases, a married couple find that they have grown apart during the course of their marriage and wish to go...
