The father of your children is a serial payor. In Wisconsin, the older children in line have the first right to child support. The child support obligation for them is deducted from the father's gross monthly income as an adjusted gross for the amount of child support available for your... Read more »
My ex and I have a placement modification hearing coming up. He will be bringing people with him. I know it can be done, but how do I ask that all non parties please be excused from the courtroom?
Unless it is a paternity hearing, many of these hearings are public hearings. You can object to the people being in the courtroom, but it is within the discretion of the Commissioner to ban them. You could raise the issue that these people are likely to be called as witnesses at a trial and... Read more »
How can I go around Wisconsin marriage property law? Can I get married out of state because my boyfriend's business partner will not allow us to get married if I were to inherit my boyfriend's property before the business partner dies. We want to find a way to get married and if that... Read more »
The State of residence.
Father has been secluded through out the process
Has the father been adjudicated the father or signed an acknowledgement of paternity if not married to the mother? If not, he needs to make CPS aware so he can be adjudicated and have legal standing in the proceedings.
My parental rights were not taken from me. I voluntarily gave up custody and placement in my divorce agreement. Recently my ex had a brain injury. He will require a legal guardian (his mother) for himself for the rest of his life due to partial recovery of brain function. Does his mother... Read more »
No. His mother does not automatically have guardianship of the children. If you gave up custody and placement in the family court, your parental rights were not terminated. You would have the right to file a Motion with the Court to assume custody and care of the children. His mother would have... Read more »
I have 50/50 legal custody and 100% physical custody. I got divorced September of 2020. Their mom does not take them overnight and rarely ever sees them. She now says she is moving to Arizona and wants the kids for the summer months. Is there a way she will be able to change the order and move away... Read more »
No. She would need to file a Motion for Modification of Placement or you both would need to sign a Stipulation and Order for modification of the Order to allow her summer placement. She needs an Order of the Court. If she does not have the Court Order, she can not remove them without your... Read more »
My children's father has been keeping my children from me for over two months without contact. I have had the police go to his home four times and he continues to refuse
If there is already an Order for placement, you can file a Petition to Enforce placement. The Court needs to schedule it for hearing within thirty days.
My fiancé has had his children in his custody since June of 2019. The CHIPS case final order was filed at the end of 2020. He has full placement with the mother receiving one supervised visitation a month. She recently filed a motion to change placement. How often can these motions be filed? Is... Read more »
The question is whether the final Order was for a continuing CHIPS Order, or whether Children's Court has dismissed the CHIPS action. Children's Court Orders take priority over Family Court Orders. If she filed a Motion to Modify Placement in Children's Court, the Children's... Read more »
My husband and I have been caring for our 6 yr old granddaughter (living with us) 5 days a week for most of her life. Mother has sole custody. She has signed a medical consent form so that we take care of all her doctor appointments. We are her paternal grandparents.
The Family Court Code does not provide for shared physical placement of non parents. If the parents would be found to be unfit, you could petition for guardianship. However, for a third party such as a grandparent to be awarded placement, not visitation, there would need to be a referral to the... Read more »
I have child with married woman an we are trying to put my name on our son birth certificate while she's working threw her separation process so trying to find out how can we do this while keeping quiet so it doesn't effect her situation
Unfortunately, this is not possible at this time. If she is pregnant while she is still legally married, the child is presumed to be a child of the husband. The marital presumption of paternity will need to be overcome in her legal separation/divorce process. Only after that, you could file a... Read more »
My adult daughter (mother of my grandson) has repeatedly put the child in harms way and exposed him to inappropriate places, people and activities. She lived with me 11/2018 until 8/2020 the child was born 3/22/19 I have been his primary caregiver since birth (no paternity has been established)... Read more »
You need to file a Petition for Guardianship and serve the mother and the father with a copy of the Petition and accompanying pleadings. You need to allege that the mother and father have left the child in your care and state in specific terms the facts to support that they are unable to, or... Read more »
Per our marital settlement agreement (Wisconsin), there is specific mention as to no child support (we both have fairly equal income) and no mention of "variable costs" anywhere in our orders. It does state that all medical, dental, eye, etc. bills/premiums will be split equally. I sent... Read more »
If you have shared physical placement of your children and hold open of child support since your incomes are equal, it is normally presumed that you share variable costs for the children, even if it does not specifically state so in the court order. You should be offsetting the variable expenses... Read more »
Depression, PTSD, ADHD
If your mental illness is preventing you from safely parenting your child, this is a possibility. If you are functioning well and taking prescribed medications to control your mental illness, it is unlikely that you would lose custody or placement. Without knowing the nature of your diagnosis, it... Read more »
Normally, an attorney must also be licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin. However, he could represent himself pro se, meaning unrepresented by counsel, if he so chooses.
My fiances ex is filing for bankruptcy so she says. The child needs braces and 2 cavities filled and she is stating she will not be paying for them since she cant afford it. They have a court order that they both have to cover 50% of medical and dental cost. Is there something we can do about this?... Read more »
No. The child’s braces and the like are not dischargeable in bankruptcy and he can be held in contempt for failing to pay as ordered.
You can file a Motion for Contempt, but the action is already done. If you have a conflict as to the religion in which you wish for your child to be raised, you should file a Motion with the Court.
so my dismissal was set for last March but the pandemic hit and the courthouse closed my question is since it was no fault of mine will I have to restart the whole process again?
If your case was dismissed, you will need to refile.
She took the kids and I didn't know where they were for the first 6 months. Then, after the court order, I was granted supervised visitation only, because I was on probation. The supervisor my ex listed on the order, whom she didn't even ask beforehand, was my sister. Not wanting to get... Read more »
There would need to be more information provided to respond to this question, primarily for which reason were you on probation. What were the charges. Also, were you incarcerated for a period? You should consult with an experienced family law attorney to determine your rights and strategy.
No. Your stepfather is not your biological or legal parent. Your biological parents are your legal custodians unless your stepfather has adopted you.
Live with us, the father's sisters, nin wisconsin? The father is in prision at this time and will be out in 2 years. He had sole custody of the child.
You would need to file a Petition for Guardianship once your nephew is present in the State of Wisconsin. Both parents will need to be served with Notice of the Petition and the hearing.
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