Borreson v. Yunto
Award of attorney fees is mandatory for an action to enforce a physical placement order.
Hottenroth v. Hetsko
No error in awarding attorney fees based on overtrial where court found the attorney asked irrelevant questions even after a warning from the court. Overtrial can also be a basis to order one party to pay all of the GAL fees.
Wagner v. Estate of Sobczak
Request for de novo review of adverse FCC ruling was not overtrial.
Mansholt v. Kaijian
Overtrial award affirmed where mother filed an action in Illinois since Wisconsin has had continuing jurisdiction and the two actions were intrinsically related.
Shulka v. Siraji
Overtrial award affirmed where mother filed an action in Illinois since Wisconsin has had continuing jurisdiction and the two actions were intrinsically related.
Articles on Assets
Books and articles related to the disposition of assets in divorce cases.
Park Bankcorporation v. Sletteland
Ex-husband has equitable interest in sale of stock and thus has standing to challenge its sale to prevent waste.
Long v. Long
Trial court erroneously included items of income (including bonus) as an asset where the income had been spent and not converted to tangible assets.
Garceau v. Garceau
Although termination benefits from an insurance company are speculative, they should have been included in the marital estate. The uncertainty of actual receipt is a factor to be taken into account at division. Court has discretion under Bloomer to devise a method of valuation.
Preiss v. Preiss
Sick leave account is not an asset for division as it cannot be sold or transferred and has no market value.