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 Trust Law: What Can I Do With My Assets Once They’re in My Living Trust?
If you are like many others, you have a Revocable Living Trust in place as your estate plan. Typically, you are the trustee of your own trust. As trustee, you can do anything you want with the trust assets. When you set up your living trust, you are transferring the title of all your assets, […]
WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: WHAT IF I’M GETTING A DIVORCE, BUT I SIGNED A PRE-NUP?
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements allow spouses to opt out of Wisconsin’s marital property rules at divorce. Pre-nups (called Marital Property Agreements in Wisconsin) usually make property that would otherwise be marital and divided between the couple into individual property. Individual property is not divisible at divorce. Therefore, depending on the wording of the agreement, one spouse […]
WISCONSIN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW: HOW LONG DOES A DIVORCE TAKE?
Wisconsin law requires spouses to wait four months after the filing before the court will grant a divorce. However, the length of the divorce depends on the complexity of the issues and the cooperation between the parents. I recently assumed representation in two divorces cases, and resolved each in one month. I also have worked with […]
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