Program Chair and Presenter

Comm. Mark R. Fremgen
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison

Tiffany L. Highstrom
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison

Presenters

Craig Billings, CPA, ABV, CFF, ASA
SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C.
Madison

Comm. Barry J. Boline
Ozaukee County Family Court Commissioners Office
Port Washington

Ann T. Davies
Pines Bach LLP
Madison

Hon. Daniel M. Floeter
Dane County Family Court Commissioner's Office
Madison

David B. Karp
Karp & Iancu S.C.
Milwaukee

Gregory Ksicinski, CPA, ABV, MST
SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C.
Brookfield

Anthony J. Menting
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison

Comm. David R. Pruhs
Milwaukee County Family Court Commissioners Office
Milwaukee

Comm. Daniel J. Rieck
Racine County Child Courthouse
Racine

8:00 a.m. : Registration

8:30 a.m. : Double Counting and McReath Revisited

• Identifying potential double counting – asset, income or both?
• Business valuation issues – approaches, adjustments
• Personal goodwill and compensation
• Double counting examples and cases

Craig Billings, CPA, ABV, CFF, ASA
Gregory Ksicinski, CPA, ABV, MST

9:30 a.m. : Commissioners, Courts, and all Things Financial

• Addressing depreciation of equipment for business owners
• Considerations for awarding family support vs. child support
• The handling of family assets – is it best to sell them?

Moderator: Comm. Mark R. Fremgen
Panelists: Comm. Barry J. Boline, Hon. Daniel M. Floeter, David B. Karp, Comm. David R. Pruhs

10:45 a.m. : Break

11:00 a.m. : Ethical Considerations for the Family Practitioner

• Financial Candor
• Motions to Withdraw and Confidentiality
• Mediator Pitfalls
• Social Media Dilemmas

Ann T. Davies, Anthony J. Menting

12:00 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)

1:00 p.m. : Military Pay and Support Issues

• An overview of different types of military pay: active duty, non-active duty, combat
• Military benefits: allowances, pensions, annuities
• Understanding the military pay scale
• Reading the military paycheck stub – what do the 20+ codes mean?
• The SCRA: What is it and how will it impact your case?
• How different aspects of pay and benefits are addressed when awarding maintenance and child support

Comm. Daniel J. Rieck

2:00 p.m. : Break

2:15 p.m. : Determining Income for Owners of Pass-Through Businesses

• Defining income; Schedule K-1
• Undistributed v. distributed income
• Control v. minority
• Depreciation and other considerations

Gregory Ksicinski, CPA, ABV, CFF, ASA

3:30 p.m. : Program Concludes

• Hear from a panel of court commissioners on financial issues becoming more common in divorce cases
• Learn how to handle military pay in determining family or child support
• Revisit McReath v. McReath for insights into concerns self-employed litigants may face
• Understand how S-corporations are treated in a divorce case
• Know your obligations when dealing with third parties in family court

• Family law attorneys
• General practitioners
• Family Law Section members