Child Custody, Placement, and Support
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WI Department of Children and Families Resources
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Wisconsin Child Support LawsAlso includes laws related to child custody and placement. Includes statutes and administrative code.
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The Wisconsin Child Support ProgramApply for child support services, information on various court actions, estimating child support amounts.
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Your Guide to Legal FatherhoodPaternity and child custody, placement, and support.
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Custody and PlacementDefinitions of terms, FAQs.
Books
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Coparenting: State Law Standards for Legal Custody and Physical Placement
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Call Number: KFW2418 .L43 2021 IBPublication Date: 2021"When a minor child is involved in an action for divorce, legal separation, annulment, or paternity, a court must determine the legal custody and physical placement arrangements for the child. This issue brief describes the general standards a court uses in determining those arrangements."-- from page 1 -
Family Law: Advanced Issues
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Call Number: KFW2500 .D74 2014Publication Date: 2014The contested placement and custody case -- Collaborative divorce: a new approach to family -- Equitable distribution of pension and retirement plans -- When bankruptcy meets divorce -- Third party rights to child custody, visitation, and child support -- Child relocation issues -- High conflict personalities and situations-a top 10 of recommendations
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Wisconsin Family Law from A to Z
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Call Number: KFW2494.A75 W572 2021Publication Date: 2021Marriage dissolution : process and procedure -- Discovery in divorce -- Child custody and visitation rights -- Finance 101 for family law practitioners -- Ethics -- Common and not so common family law issues and answers
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8 Wisconsin Pleading and Practice Forms § 65 - Divorce and Other Actions Affecting the Family
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Call Number: KFW 2930 .A65 B725 v.8Publication Date: Updated Periodically"Protect your clients from omissions and procedural errors that could damage or destroy your case at trial. Written in plain English, this multiple volume set delivers authoritative, current, and complete information for pleading a civil case in Wisconsin’s trial courts, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. Expert guidance covers every stage of the process, from summons to final appeal." - Thomson Reuters
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Methods of Practice
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Call Number: KFW2930 .W613Publication Date: Updated Annually"Turn to Methods of Practice for answers to many procedural questions that arise daily in Wisconsin legal practice. It contains all recent legal changes that could affect your practice, and instantly guides you to other sources for further research. The text covers Wisconsin's far-reaching marital property classification system, and procedural issues in a wide range of practice areas" - Thomson Reuters
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Wisconsin Family Law with Forms
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Call Number: KFW2494.A15 W57ISBN: 9781663399885Publication Date: Updated Annually"Wisconsin Family Law with Forms is an invaluable resource for family law practitioners in the state of Wisconsin. The discussions begin with a historical overview of family law in Wisconsin and expand into the various stages of family law proceedings." - LexisNexis
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Wisconsin Judicial Benchbooks, Vol. III: Family
Call Number: KFW2915 .W5 J88 v.3ISBN: 9781578627066Publication Date: Updated Annually:"In this Benchbook, you’ll find a general guide to the most essential issues of a family law case in a quick and easy-to-follow outline format. Key steps are highlighted alongside citations to the most relevant cases and statutes." - State Bar of WI
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Complex Child Custody and Support Issues in Divorce
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Call Number: KFW2504.6.A75 C45 2015Publication Date: 2015Child evaluations in custody litigation -- Parenting plans in detail -- Modifying and defending placement orders during and after the divorce -- Initiating the child support case -- A judge's view of custody and support modification with Q & A -- Modifying and enforcing child support decrees -- Miscellaneous issues in custody and support
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Divorce in Wisconsin: the Legal Process, Your Rights, and What to Expect
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Call Number: KFW2500 .V356 2015ISBN: 9781940495132Publication Date: 2015Understanding the divorce process -- Coping with stress during the divorce process -- Working with your attorney -- Attorney fees and costs -- The discovery process -- Mediation and negotiation -- Emergency : when you fear your spouse -- Child custody and placement -- Child support -- Maintenance -- Division of property -- Benefits : insurance, retirement, and pensions -- Division of debts -- Taxes -- Going to court -- The appeal process -- After the divorce is final : steps to take
