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Attorney Katherine Harrell Presents at State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting
Attorney Katie Harrell presents on family law mediation and arbitration for State Bar Attorney Katie Harrell will present as part of a panel on Thursday, June 20, at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Green Bay. Her presentation is part of a three-day program of CLEs and other sessions for legal […]
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Attorney Katherine Harrell Presents on Family Mediation & Arbitration to Milwaukee Bar Association
Attorney Katie Harrell to present on family law mediation/arbitration during Milwaukee Bar Association CLE Attorney Katie Harrell will present “Point/Counterpoint: Advantages and Pitfalls of the Family Mediation/Arbitration Hybrid Process” on a panel on May 21, 2024. The presentation will take place in person at the Milwaukee Bar Association, and its organizers will apply for 1.5 […]
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Attorney Tiffany Highstrom Presents at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Guardian ad Litem Training 2024
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom to present on the role of a guardian ad litem Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will present on the role of a guardian ad litem on Wednesday, May 8, during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Guardian ad Litem Training 2024. As part of a panel, she will discuss tips for how to interview children; […]
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Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara Presents on Divorce for State Bar of Wisconsin
Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara to Present on the Elements of a Divorce during State Bar CLE Program On Friday, January 26, Attorney Amy Collins O’Hara will present on the elements of a divorce during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Handling a Basic Divorce 2024. Her presentation is part of a day-long CLE for member and non-members […]
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Attorney Tiffany Highstrom to Present on Ethics for GALs & Family Law Practitioners
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom Presents to Guardians Ad Litem & Family Law Practitioners On December 7, from 12:00-1:00 PM, Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will lead and present on a webinar panel sponsored and hosted by the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (CFLCW). Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls: A Webinar for GALs & Family Law Practitioners will cover the […]
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You Do Not Have to Sign your Life Away: A Brief Primer on the Benefits of Marital Property Agreements
There are many reasons for small and family business owners to consider a marital property agreement. This post will briefly explain Wisconsin law as to ownership of property at death and divorce without a marital property agreement and why executing a marital property agreement can alter those laws to protect business interests and simplify transfer […]
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Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part III
Recently, the Wisconsin Legislature adopted several new statutes related to family law. This is the third installment of those legislative changes, and the adoption of the Uniform Deployed Custody and Visitation Act is one of the more substantive additions to this series. 2021 Wisconsin Act 161, or the Uniform Deployed Custody and Visitation Act, […]
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Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part II
This blog continues to focus on some of the procedural and substantive legal changes that resulted from the 2021-2022 Legislative Session. 2021 Act 204: Codifying Keller and Creating Uniformity in Procedure In addition to some of the procedural statutory updates in the last blog post, a new procedural format was established for litigants in family […]
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Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part I
Over the last several years, the Wisconsin Legislature, in the wake of the 2018 Joint Legislative Council Study Committee on Child Placement and Support, several new legislative initiatives were introduced. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the passage of many of these bills, but several passed in the 2020-2021 Legislative Session. Many of these statutes are procedures, […]
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Changes Likely to Wisconsin Child Placement and Support Laws
In 2018, Stafford Partner, Tiffany Highstrom, was appointed to the Wisconsin Legislative Council’s Study Committee on Child Placement and Support. The Committee includes legislators and citizens with special knowledge on a given subject. Committees are often tasked with drafting legislation, which they then present to the Council. If a majority of the Council approves the […]
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2017 Wisconsin Act 203 Makes Significant Changes to Procedure Relating to Post-Divorce Relocation
2017 Wisconsin Act 203 (“Act 203”) recently made significant changes to the law that governs when one divorced parent seeks to relocate geographically far away from their child’s other parent. This post summarizes Act 203’s changes to prior law and details the new procedures and standards applicable under the Act. Act 203, which went in […]
