DIVORCE

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Going through a Divorce in the Appleton area? An Oshkosh custody battle? A Marital Separation in Green Bay? Need legal assistance in Wisconsin?

At Petit & Dommershausen, SC, our family law division is well known for providing knowledgeable legal advice. We provide effective representation when you need it. Divorce Lawyers here to help. When it comes to your most personal disputes, our lawyers are always available with sound and sensible legal counsel. Whether you are considering filing an action, in the midst of a legal battle, at a stalemate in negotiations or anywhere in between, consult with our attorneys to ensure that your rights are protected. Our team has helped many people. We can help you.

Your best route to resolution may be mediation. Or arbitration. Or courtroom proceedings. We will help you evaluate your case and choose the best options for you. We have the professional representation you need to give you peace of mind. We work with you to quickly secure the outcome you seek. Contact us today to address divorce, child support, child custody and placement, and more. An experienced Divorce Lawyer can help you.

Choosing the Right Divorce Attorney

Many times, potential clients call to ask whether or not they need an attorney. Our standard response is that while that is your decision, divorce can have many ramifications for your financial and emotional well-being including dividing assets, bills and personal property; the awarding of maintenance (i.e. spousal support or alimony), child custody and child placement that a skilled attorney or mediator can help resolve. Although friends and relatives may have good intentions, their advice is without proper training and is likely to be inaccurate even when based upon their personal experiences. Circumstances in their cases may have been far different from those in your case or the laws may have changed since their divorce. It is like using another’s eyeglasses–they rarely fit properly.

Which Divorce Lawyer is Best for You?

When a person’s future is in the balance, experienced and skilled representation can make the difference between an outcome that you are satisfied with and one that can make your life more difficult for many years to come. A skilled attorney can also help eliminate some of the unknown and often overlooked consequences that can occur if someone is not represented by counsel or is represented by counsel that is not well versed in divorce and family law matters. After a divorce, a trial court can modify certain orders such as child support and physical placement; although in most circumstances you must show that a substantial change in circumstances has occurred since the current orders went into effect; however, the orders regarding property division usually cannot be changed, once the orders are approved by the court.

While you are here, please review another recent excerpt from our divorce blog.

10 Things You Need to Know About Divorce and Taxes

  1. Determine your filing status. Your marital status at the end of the year determines how you file your tax return. If you were divorced by midnight on December 31 of the tax year, you will file separately from your former spouse. If you are the custodial parent for your children, you may qualify for the favorable head of household status. If not, then you will file as a single taxpayer, even if you were married for part of the tax year.
  2. Consider the tax implications of support. Child support is not deductible to the person who pays it, but maintenance is. Likewise, the recipient of maintenance must claim it on her tax return, but child support isn’t reported as income. If you rolled your support together into “family support” in your agreement, that makes it fully taxable to the recipient and deductible to the payer, just like maintenance.

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Divorce Tips

  1. Seek proper legal representation (i.e., retain a local attorney who specializes in divorce or family law).
  2. Follow your attorney’s advice.
  3. Discuss your divorce problems with your attorney only — not with others, although they may inquire. Friends and relatives may have good intentions, but their advice may be inaccurate even when based upon their personal experiences. Circumstances in their cases may be far different from those in your case or the laws may have changed since their divorce. It is like using another person’s eyeglasses; they rarely fit properly.
  4. Follow the court orders exactly. If you have custody of your child(ren) and your spouse has placement rights, have your child(ren) dressed and ready for your spouse at arranged times.
  5. Do not alienate the child(ren) from your spouse. That is the most trying thing for children. Do not discuss your marital problems with them. They should not feel a necessity to side with either parent. Children should love both parents. Anything you can do to make a shared placement arrangement more pleasant is for their benefit. Do not use the occasion for conflict.
  6. Do not involve yourself in domestic disputes. Do not touch, push, hit or threaten your spouse. If you cannot control your temper, take timeouts and stay away from him or her. If the police are called, it is likely that one of you will be handcuffed and taken to jail.
  7. Try to protect your credit. Contact the three credit bureaus and ask them not to allow any credit to be issued in your name. They will often put a flag on your account so that your spouse cannot take out additional credit that you are unaware of.

For information on legal terms and jargon, please reference our glossary.

Interested in more information for parents during very difficult times?  Please visit UpToParents an organization designed to show separated and divorced parents how to build their better futures by focusing on meeting their children’s needs.