What are the different types of physical placement?

by Vanden Heuvel & Dineen | Dec 7, 2018 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law

What are the different types of physical placement? In most cases each parent is awarded periods of physical placement of the children. The actual placement arrangement may take one of three basic forms: Primary placement—One parent has primary placement of the...

Accident Victim Do’s and Don’ts After Leaving the Scene

by Linda S. Vanden Heuvel | Sep 6, 2018 | Personal Injury Law

If you have been injured in an accident in Wisconsin, there are a number of rules that you should follow in order to obtain the best possible resolution of your claim.  These do’s and don’ts apply after you have left the accident scene: Take photographs...

What is a parenting plan?

by Vanden Heuvel & Dineen | Mar 6, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law

What is a parenting plan? A parenting plan is a written document detailing what placement schedule each parent believes is in the best interest of the children. In a case where legal custody and/or physical placement is contested, a party seeking legal custody or...

Do I have to file in the county where my spouse lives?

by Vanden Heuvel & Dineen | Jan 19, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law

I just moved to a different county in Wisconsin. Do I have to file in the county where my spouse lives? You may file your petition for divorce either in the county where you reside or in the county where your spouse resides, so long as you or your spouse have resided...

My spouse says I have to move out now. Who decides who gets to live in the house while the divorce is pending?

by Vanden Heuvel & Dineen | Jan 19, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law

My spouse says I have to move out now. Who decides who gets to live in the house while the divorce is pending? If you and your spouse cannot reach an agreement regarding which of you will leave the residence during the divorce, the judge or family court commissioner...