In an age where privacy seems to have given way to oversharing, it is essential to hold on to this important concept in life’s many facets and situations, including if you are going through a divorce. Subscribing to discretion is essential because you are protecting...
Marital debt should never keep you from staying in an unhappy or abusive marriage. Financial stability is important, but divorce tends to play a significant role in jeopardizing financial futures regardless of wealth. Though the ideal solution is to pay off all debt...
Co-parenting may go smoothly or prove challenging, depending on the nature of the divorced parents’ relationship. An amicable relationship may lead to the highest of highs as parents watch their children blossom and grow. However, a deep and festering crevice between...
Wisconsin's status as a community property state requires a 50/50 division of marital assets and debts. The court may consider your retirement fund to be shared property if you contributed to the account during the marriage. Learn more about the possible fate of your...
Ask anyone who’s getting divorced what questions most concern them, and you’ll come across a familiar shortlist of items. Typically, two items rank right at or near the top: child custody and the house. Let’s set aside the questions of child custody for now and focus...
Most married couples accumulate both assets and debts during the marriage. When a marriage ends, the court divides both assets and debts between the divorcing spouses. How do Wisconsin divorce courts handle marital debts? What is marital debt? Both spouses must...
Whether you’re a mother or a father, you should care about establishing legal paternity for your child. It’s not automatic for unmarried fathers to have legal rights and responsibilities over their kids. You need to take action. Is it only about child support? Not at...
As we age and our bodies change, so too do our priorities in life. A 40-year-old version of you is unlikely to look exactly like – and have the exact same goals, wants and needs – as the 18-year-old version of you. Couples and marriages are like that as well. Young...
The wife steps into the living room in their comfortable Milwaukee home. “I have something to talk over,” she says to her husband. “Oh, good,” he says, looking up from a book. “I have something I’d like to discuss as well. But you should go first.” “I want a divorce,”...
You and your ex may have agreed to co-parent, but that does not mean that you won’t face any problems during the process. After all, you got divorced for a reason, and the issues you had as a married couple can come back to the surface if you share legal and physical...