There are two types of restraining orders: domestic abuse and harassment. Restraining orders are orders from the court and are also called injunctions, that prevent a person from taking certain actions. These orders go further than simply preventing someone from engaging in abuse or harassment. They also often prohibit all contact with the person asking […]
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WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: WHAT IS MAINTENANCE, AND HOW MUCH WILL I RECEIVE/PAY?
Maintenance (otherwise known as alimony) is support paid to a former spouse after a divorce. It is only available in divorce—it is not available to couples who never married. It is different from child support in several important respects. Perhaps most important, there is no “right” to maintenance after divorce. Maintenance is awarded on a […]
WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: WHEN DOES CHILD SUPPORT END?
Child support ends when a child reaches the age of majority (18), or turns 19 if he/she is still in high school, whichever is latest. Wisconsin does not obligate parents to pay any support to a child after this period—the child is on his/her own. However, it is not necessarily true that a parent’s child […]
WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: DO I NEED A PRENUP?
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements (known as Marital Property Agreements in Wisconsin) allow spouses to opt out of Wisconsin’s marital property rules. They most commonly are drafted in the event of divorce, but have uses in estate planning as well. In a nutshell, each spouse in Wisconsin owns a one-half interest in all marital property. However, […]
WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: DOES IT MATTER IF MY SPOUSE COMMITTED ADULTERY?
Wisconsin is a no-fault divorce state. Therefore, judges rarely will hear evidence of an unfaithful spouse. It can be relevant in one sense, however: if the unfaithful spouse spent significant amounts of money on the affair. Payments for trips, hotel rooms, or expensive gifts are evidence that the adulterous spouse “wasted” marital funds for a […]
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