Co-parenting is hard enough when you're working close to your children and your ex-spouse. The current economic climate means that layoffs and job loss is a more constant reality. If you've lost your job, you may have much fewer options in the area where you currently...
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Child Custody & Support
How does child support work in Wisconsin?
As in other states, Wisconsin requires both parents to provide financial support when they do not live together. In general, the parent who spends fewer monthly overnights with the child will pay child support to the parent who has primary physical custody. Review...
Tips to make joint custody work for everyone
The end of the martial relationship between Milwaukee couples does not affect their relationship with their children. Parents continue to play an important role in their children’s lives and this can be challenging when the couple no longer lives together. Child...
Tips on how to make co-parenting work after a divorce
There are many different reasons that marriages in Wisconsin end, but regardless of the reason the couple clearly does not want to be in a relationship any longer. While the relationship may end in divorce that certainly does not mean that the couple will be able to...
How underemployment may affect child support obligations
Sometimes, finding gainful employment is challenging. Even if a person has a decent combination of education, skills and experience, he or she may spend months looking for a job. Eventually, the position the individual accepts may offer either part-time employment or...
Child custody and support issues that many Wisconsin parents face
Filing for divorce is often one of the most serious decisions a Wisconsin parent makes in life. Whether you have one or several children, you likely never imagined you'd one day be filing a petition in court to end your marriage. In such situations, it is not uncommon...
Anticipating a child custody battle in a Wisconsin divorce?
Wisconsin parents definitely do not always agree when it comes to raising their children. It is common for families to include one parent who is more lenient with kids than the other, for instance. Such differences of opinion can lead to legal problems if a particular...
State laws may not be supportive enough of shared parenting
With a plethora of research proving that shared parenting is in the best interest of children everywhere whose parents are getting divorced, it may be surprising to some that it is not promoted further by state courts. In Wisconsin and many other states, some people...
Are you still required to pay child support with no job?
You have recently been informed that your job in Wisconsin is no longer stable and it is time for you to find new employment. While this news alone has left you feeling stressed and uneasy, you are also facing the challenge of continuing to support your children...
When is child support modification possible?
When you get divorced in Wisconsin, a court sets the terms of your child support agreement based on your child's living situation and you and your ex-spouse's financial assets. However, the original child support payments may not be correct if your income changes. In...