In Re Marriage of Bernier v. Bernier
Circuit court erred by requiring father to pay 50% of GAL fees in a Wis. Stat. §767.242(5)(b)1.b action.
Circuit court erred by requiring father to pay 50% of GAL fees in a Wis. Stat. §767.242(5)(b)1.b action.
Wis. Stat. §767.24(4)(a)2 does not require a court to grant each parent equal placement if the court determines that the placement should be modified.
Father’s physical placement rights are not transferable and cannot be delegated to his new wife.
Circuit court had no authority to prospectively order that Wife not move beyond forty-five miles from the marital home.
Trial court could condition mother retaining custody on her moving back to Wisconsin due to unique fact situation.
Modification of custody affirmed where mother had notice that custody was an issue and made no objection so she waived any claim.
Trial court affirmed for prohibiting mother from consuming alcohol during placement, but reversed for prohibiting her from possessing firearms.
Books and articles related to buy/sell agreements in divorce cases.
The damages to plaintiff should have been calculated by comparing what she actually received from the stipulation with what a reasonable judge would have awarded her had she been properly represented.
(1) Valuation of professional partnership: focus is on monetary consequence if a partner withdraws; (2) Cross-purchase agreements can be considered in determining a partnerships worth and (3) A pet boarding business is a commercial business, not a professional partnership.