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WISCONSIN FAMILY LAW ~
(OTHER
THAN DIVORCE)
Tel/Text: 414-372-6598
Child Support
Do you owe child support and
find yourself in circumstances
now where you are unable to pay what the court has ordered? Don't just
ignore the problem and think it'll eventually fix itself. Your failure
to pay as ordered will result in a never-ending accrual of arrears with
interest, on-going threats from the other side to have you held in
contempt and perhaps even felony prosecution! Contact me
immediately to find out what your options are and to see what I can do
to protect you and, perhaps, lower your monthly support.
Child Custody
Is your child in danger of
being put in a potentially harmful
setting every time he or she goes to visit his or her other parent? Are
you afraid that your child is being abused when placed with his or her
other parent, perhaps at the hands of a live-in girl or boy friend?
There are steps you can and should take, but you must be very careful
and strictly follow the law. I can tell you what all of your options
are, so don't be afraid to ask; I'll be happy to consult with you for
free by e-mail and/or telephone.
Click HERE for Wisconsin
Child-Support Payment and Child-Custody/Removal Statutory Information
Paternity
Paternity cases can be started
in different ways. Usually, the
state child-support enforcement people will file a paternity case
naming the mother and the man she claims is the father as
respondents.This normally happens when a pregnant woman or a woman who
has a fatherless baby applies for public benefits. Of course, a
pregnant woman may also petition for a judicial determination of
paternity. Any man who is a responsible enough adult who wants to do
the right thing may also seek to establish his paternity of a
fatherless child he suspects is his. If you're a man who has been named
as a respondent in a paternity action, or if you would like to
establish that you are the father of a child, you would be very wise to
hire me to represent you - there are strict time limits and other legal
requirements that must be observed, or you can end up permanently
paying support for a child who is not yours if you don't know what
you're doing (it's not fair at all, but that's the way our laws have
come to work over time)! The process normally starts and ends in bigger
counties before an assistant family court commissioner. If custody
cannot be agreed on between the two parents (after paternity is
established), then the matter may be certified to the judge for the
appointment of a guardian ad litem to investigate and advocate for the
baby's best interests.
The scientific determination of
paternity itself is simple: DNA mouth swabs are taken from the
man who is suspected of
being the baby's biological father and the baby after the baby is born.
The results are generally treated as conclusive for purposes of
determining whether he is the biological father. In a case where DNA
results come back with results indicating there is a high chance that
the man is the father, but he disputes it, he may ask the court to
allow him to present independent DNA test results, witnesses and any
other evidence he can to show that he cannot be the father (i.e.,
medical records proving that he had a successful vasectomy performed
before the conceptive period). If DNA test results indicate that he is
likely not the biological father, he is dismissed out of the case for
good and the process continues with the mother's duty to name any other
men with whom she had sexual intercourse during the conceptive period
(I've had cases before where the mom named an unbelievably high number
of other men!).
Based in Milwaukee, I have many
years of trial-litigation
experience in both the circuit court and juvenile-court systems all
over southeastern and south-central Wisconsin successfully helping good
people come out ahead of legal problems resulting from unexpected
births, divorces and other family-law concerns. Monthly payment
plans available. Free, confidential e-mail and
telephone consultations. I accept family law cases throughout southeast
Wisconsin, including (but not limited to) the following
counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine.
Cell/Text: 414- 372-6598
I
was selected more than once as one of the
top
100 family lawyers out of all those practicing in the State of
Wisconsin by the American Society of
Legal
Advocates.
I also maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business
Bureau!
Wills - "Living Wills" -
Power of Attorney for Health Care
If you pass away without having
a validly-executed Will in
place, the government will dictate how your property gets
distributed to your survivors. If you just don't care where your stuff
goes after you die, then that's fine. However, if you have it in mind
that you might like certain things that belong to you go to certain
people or charities you love or care for after you pass on, then it's
worth looking into having even a simple, inexpensive will drafted. And
beware all the Will "kits" offered for sale out there for $20 to $50;
despite how they are advertised, they are not "one-size-fits-all"
generic forms that necessarily comport with the laws made and provided
which govern the drafting and execution of valid wills recognized and
enforced by Wisconsin courts. It is always far better to have a
competent attorney who is licensed in your state draft these types of
instruments for you.
And what if you have a terminal
illness, are in a
motor-vehicle accident and find yourself in a coma some unfortunate
day? (It can happen to anybody!) Do you want feeding tubes used
to keep you alive for as long as possible in that state? If not, how
would the doctors and/or your loved ones know it and by what authority
would the doctors be able to act contrary to their Hippocratic Oath to
keep you alive under all circumstances, absent your wishes to the
contrary? How would they know to withhold certain types of medications,
blood transfusions, etc., and by what authority would they be able to
do it? The answer is called a Living Will.
So what if you don't have a
terminal illness, end up in an
accident and in a coma? Who would be out there to make critical,
health-care decisions for you while you were incapacitated and
unconscious? It's called a Power of Attorney for Health Care.
Even if you are married, there
are still plenty of good
reasons why you might want to have a Will. And all of these documents
are vitally important for unmarried couples to have in place,
especially those with children or those who have been together for a
long time and plan on staying together without getting married. I can
draft all three of these instruments for you or someone you know for
one, low cost of only $350. That fee includes as much consultation as
is necessary to perfect every detail that comports with your wishes,
and to draft the documents for your execution. I can do this for people
in any part of the state quickly and efficiently. The initial
consultation is free, so you've got nothing to lose by just
calling or e-mailing me about how one or more of these instruments can
benefit you and your loved ones!
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