We recently discussed what it means for the Court to impute you with income. We explained that without a good reason, if you are unemployed, or under employed, the Court can assess you with a higher income than you actually have when doing its support calculations. If you are at risk of being imputed with […]
During child support and maintenance determinations, the Court will assess parties’ incomes. Not only will the Court look at the numbers, but in some cases, the circumstances surrounding one’s employment will be relevant. If historically you have made a lot of money, and intentionally decrease your income to avoid paying support, you are likely going […]
It is expected that the judgement of your divorce or pre-existing child support orders would include language requiring that either party wo has a child support obligation to “notify the Child Support Agency and the other party within 10 days of any change of employer and of any substantial change in the amount of his […]
When it comes to child custody, don’t be like Kim and Kanye. Having an informal arrangement may seem amicable, but it lacks the protections for parents and children that a written custody and placement agreement provides. https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/03/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-child-custody-arrangement-divorce/
You can check on our child support payments at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families’ website. If your ex is failing to provide support or your circumstances have changed, an experienced family law attorney can help you pursue enforcement or modification of your child support order. https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cs/pay/account-info
The guardian ad litem’s role is to represent the best interests of the children in family law cases involving issues such as custody and placement and child support. https://www.wisbar.org/forpublic/ineedinformation/pages/guardians-ad-litem.aspx
Unemployment has reached a record low in Wisconsin. If your ex has been given a reprieve from or reduction in child support payments based on their employment status, it may be time to revisit their circumstances and modify your child support order accordingly. https://madison.com/wsj/business/wisconsin-unemployment-rate-ties-record-low-of-3/article_40bf9390-6a94-536d-b4c8-ad4366e41db2.html
Your child support modifications may not generate headlines, but they are important to pursue if there has been a material change in circumstances or your custody arrangement has been altered. https://www.eonline.com/news/1312716/bethenny-frankel-no-longer-has-to-pay-jason-hoppy-child-support…
Is child support automatically suspended if I lose my job and income? The answer is No. In Wisconsin, the child support will not be modified unless a party files a motion to modify it or two parties reach an agreement on changing the amount and request the court to make it an order to replace […]
Wisconsin child support is established using a formula that accounts for each parent’s income and percentage of time s/he spends with the child. However, if the court determines that employing the guideline child support is unfair to the child or either of the parents, the law allows the court to deviate from the guidelines. To […]
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