Family Law

When family law issues arise, they bring with them emotional aspects which make it difficult for anyone to arrive at the best decisions on their own. At Hoeper Law Offices, we believe in assessing each individual person’s situation to determine the best solution to the particular problems involved under the circumstances. Over the years we have found that no two family law situations are exactly alike. We have also noticed that there is a tendency when people are involved in a family law conflict for all sorts of other individuals to offer unsolicited advice on how a completely different case was resolved. If you are going through a divorce it is important to find a lawyer that you can work with to address the unique legal aspects of your case and your situation.

In Wisconsin cases involving child placement issues are presumed to be handled the same whether it is a child resulting from a marriage or a child out of wedlock.  The controlling issue in such cases is best interests of the child.  How issues regarding that guiding principle are resolved wind up to be as different as each individual child.  Hoeper Law Offices has assisted clients in determining issues regarding legal custody versus joint custody, primary placement versus joint physical placement, interference by one parent with the rights of the other parent to the child or children and issues regarding minors in the context of the initial divorce or paternity proceeding, as well as issues in post-judgment proceedings.

Another area that is important to resolve in family law is the issue of maintenance, or what used to be called alimony.  This is an aspect of the family law case which may have lifetime consequences to either spouse.  Sometimes a mutual waiver of maintenance can be achieved by manipulating the assets in the division of marital property.

What property is subject to division as part of the marital estate is highly complicated in Wisconsin due to the creation by the Wisconsin Legislature of the unique form of ownership for married individuals called “marital property”.  The consequences of how property is to be handled by husbands and wives has been the subject of extensive development in the Wisconsin case law and, again, each case has to be separately analyzed in terms of the intersection of the facts with the law.

If you are involved in a family law case, it is important that you choose an attorney to assist you with whom you can effectively communicate so that the best approach to your problem can be identified and pursued. Hoeper Law Offices has over 35 years experience in working with family law issues. Call 920-202-5623 or fill out our contact form to the right to schedule an appointment and discuss your family law issues.

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