If parents are unmarried and paternity of a child is not established, in most states, the mother is automatically given primary custody rights over a child and is solely responsible for making decisions regarding the child and providing support. When a father wants to assert his parental rights, paternity can be established by signing a […]
Parenting Time Interference
Sometimes, despite having court ordered child custody arrangements, one parent may interfere with approved parenting time directly or indirectly making it difficult for the other parent to see their child or continue a positive relationship. Direct Interference of Parenting Time Direct interference boils down to physically preventing the other parent from seeing the child. The […]
Grandparent Visitation Following Divorce or Separation
Grandparents often play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren, aiding in their social and emotional development by providing unconditional love and support. When divorce, separation or other issues in a relationship between a child’s parents occur, grandparents may sometimes struggle to maintain contact with their grandchild, leading to concerns about a grandchild’s well-being. […]
Renewed Focus on Income and Parenting Time to Calculate Wisconsin Child Support
Wisconsin utilizes the income share model when calculating child support. This method takes into account both parents’ incomes, approximating the percentage of income each parent will contribute to cover basic support such as food, shelter and clothing; medical support to cover health insurance and medical costs; and variable support to cover costs of education, extracurricular […]
Hiring a Skilled Child Custody Negotiator
When divorcing parents have a dispute regarding custody of their child, the court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) to perform an investigation and provide a recommendation to the court. The GAL will advise the court on their findings with regard to what is in the best interests of the child with regard to […]
Penalties for Violating a Placement or Visitation Order
The penalties for violating a Wisconsin placement or visitation order can be severe. A parent who engages in custodial interference – leaving, taking away, or withholding a child from his or her other parent – may be subject to fines, including the other parent’s attorney’s fees and court costs; jail time; and perhaps a review […]
Wisconsin Parenting Plans in a Divorce
When Wisconsin parents’ divorce, they will have to make many decisions regarding parenting issues which are largely addressed using a parenting plan. A parenting plan is a written agreement signed by both parents which provides clarity regarding the rights and responsibility of each parent and the physical placement (custody) of their children as part of […]
Tackling Parental Alienation
Parental alienation often involves situations where one parent criticizes the other parent with the goal of ruining the relationship between the other parent and child. A child can sometimes develop resentment or outright reject a parent that is being vilified by the alienating parent, a behavior that most often occurs following a high conflict divorce […]
Interstate Child Custody Dispute Jurisdiction
When parents separate or divorce, it is not all that uncommon for one parent to move to another state to pursue a career opportunity or to be closer to extended family. This often results in questions about which state has jurisdiction in a custody case if there is not an existing child custody order before […]
Can My Child Decide Which Parent to Live With in a Divorce?
In Wisconsin a child of divorce has some input in how child custody and visitation responsibility is allocated, particularly if the child is able to understand the situation and form a mature and rational opinion to support their wishes. Although there are no age related guidelines to look to, certainly a child who is in […]
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