Establishing paternity of a child in Wisconsin may be established by both parents signing off on a Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement and an Acknowledgement of Marital Child. However, if the parents are in a paternity disagreement, one parent may initiate a method known as Conclusive Determination of Paternity, a process handled through the child support agency […]
Co-Parenting in a Divorce
Many parents worry about how their children will adjust to a divorce. While many assume divorce is always bad for children, it is not all that surprising that in cases of high conflict marriages kids may actually benefit. This is especially true if parents can leave the conflict behind after the divorce, forging a workable […]
Establishing Legal Fatherhood
These days, many more children are born to parents who are not married, sometimes leaving the paternity of the child in question. In Wisconsin, establishing paternity (legal fatherhood) of a child is determined in three ways: Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement, a court hearing, or Acknowledgement of a Marital Child. Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement For parents who are […]
Establishing Paternity of a Child in Wisconsin
Paternity refers to a legal relationship between a father and child, which allows a father to pursue custody and visitation arrangements while imposing a legal obligation for the father to support his child financially. Although paternity is automatically established when a child is conceived to a married couple, many couples are not tying the knot […]
Parental Alienation
Most children wish to have a good relationship with both parents following divorce. According to research, children often say that the worse thing about a divorce is that they do not get enough time with one or both parents after the split. It may be that the parent they spend the most time with during […]