Family law attorney Jane Probst was recently featured in the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Power List of Top Family Law & Estate Planning Attorneys (March 2024, Volume 38, N.3). As a Wisconsin family law ‘power player‘, Jane is committed to providing children with the best possible outcomes in divorce and custody cases. Congratulations Jane!
Changing a Child’s Name After Divorce or Separation
Sometimes, when divorced or separated parents part ways, one parent may not wish to continue a relationship with their child other than providing required financial support. Because of the parent’s absence from their child’s life, the parent with custody, and often their child, may wish to change the child’s surname to the parent they are […]
Rights to Property Under Cohabitation
Today many more young couples may cohabitate rather than marry, which often results in unforeseen consequences if they separate. Wisconsin does not recognize common law marriage or cohabitation relationships to be legally binding, therefore couples do not enjoy the same protections as a married couple in a divorce with regard to property division. Although martial […]
Family Law Does Not Only Mean Divorce
The word “family” is defined by YourDictionary.com as ”a specific group of people that may be made up of partners, children, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.” This is a more current definition of the word “family” than as defined by Merriam-Webster as “the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their […]