Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook (forms included)

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-770-7 1,210+ pp.; 12th ed. 2025-26 2 volumes - includes forms
Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook (forms included)

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From initial client interviews to post-judgment actions, Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook (previously titled System Book for Family Law) can help you streamline your family law practice while sparing your clients undue stress. With all the essential forms, checklists, outlines, and overviews, the Handbook ensures you get the information you need systematically.

The 2025-2026 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • A divorce or legal separation can be granted without a final hearing if the parties submit an affidavit that meets the statutory conditions
  • In a 2025 opinion, a federal district court discussed counsel’s responsibilities regarding supervision of process servers
  • Parties’ obligations to share information about changes to income have been revised and clarified
  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court considered the effects, in an appeal of a family law decision, of the lack of a finality statement

Summary of Contents

Volume I

How to Use This Book

Guide to Book Forms

Book Forms Acknowledgments

Index to Book Forms

Office Master File

1 Quick Reference Guide to the Law

2 Divorce Procedure Outline

3 Representation and Fee Agreements

4 Initial Interview and Fact Gathering

5 Starting the Action

6 Temporary Hearing

7 Discovery and Trial Preparation

8 Agreements and Stipulations

9 Trial

Volume II

10 Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment

11 File Closing

12 Appeals

13 Postjudgment Actions and Support Enforcement

14A Tax Consequences

14B Retirement Benefits

14C Health Insurance Continuation and Conversion

14D Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Child Abuse

14E Valuation of Business Interests

14F Mediation

14G Marital Agreements

14H Impact of Bankruptcy on Divorce

14I Reconciliation Attempt

14J Collaborative Divorce

Form Title Index

Subject Index

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