Petit & Dommershausen Legal Blog
Divorce parties are becoming more and more popular, even making viral new on social media from time to time, but is it really the best move to make following the completion of your divorce? A lifestyle writer recently consulted with a psychologist, a divorce mediator, and an event planner to come up with some unique…
Read Morehttps://captimes.com/news/local/neighborhoods/walk-the-line-how-bail-jumping-became-wisconsins-most-charged-crime/article_8349851a-f8cd-5fc3-a659-7fc5c1885e25.html Bail Jumping is the most charged crime in Wisconsin. While over the last 20 years the rates of other criminal charges have fallen, bail jumping charges have soared. Tens of thousands of bail jumping charges are filed each year. Why? Captimes article explores. For a little background: Any person released on bail or bond…
Read MoreWisconsin Lawyer: Family Drug Treatment Court: A Boost to Families in Children’s Court: (wisbar.org) Family Drug Treatment Courts In the October 2022 issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer, Brown County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Walsh wrote an article on family drug treatment courts. Family drug treatment courts are modeled after other treatment courts that have been…
Read MoreFor most children with divorced parents, the children’s new “normal” is going back and forth from one parent’s house to the other parent’s house. A growing trend may change that, at least in the early days following a divorce. A birdsnesting or nesting arrangement is when the kids stay in the marital home and the…
Read MoreA recent article from the Smithsonian magazine raises an interesting question, can AI generated images violate a copyright held by another? The article raises a thought experiment: “Type in a prompt like “a chocolate bar riding a bicycle in the style of Picasso,” and artificial intelligence tools including DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion can conjure an image for you in…
Read MoreWisconsin Treatment Courts Brown County, as with many other counties throughout Wisconsin and throughout the country, has developed numerous alternative treatment courts in recent years. Specifically in Brown County, there are currently five separate treatment courts focusing on specific issues—drug, mental health, OWI, veterans, and heroin. The first program created was the drug court…
Read MoreIs Canada banning all handguns? According to a Reuters news article, Canada has taken the step to ban the use, transfer or sale of all handguns effective October 21, 2022. As reported by Susan Heavy, the Canadian prime Minister signed into law Regulations prohibiting the sale, purchase or transfer of handguns within Canada. The report…
Read MorePetit & Dommershausen, SC, is proud to announce that five of its attorneys have been named to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers lists for 2022. The prestigious lists selected two attorneys as Super Lawyers and three as Rising Stars from the Northeast Wisconsin law firm. The Super Lawyers list is highly selective with no more than…
Read MoreTo make a long story short, Wisconsin criminal courts will not look fondly on you using booby traps for any purpose- especially if someone is killed or seriously injured because of one. Wisconsin has also made clear through the law that one particular type of a booby trap (spring gun) is a felony. Do not…
Read MoreIf you are considering or going through a divorce, you may have heard the term “maintenance”. Maintenance is the term for payments made by one spouse to the other after a divorce. Many still refer and recognize maintenance by the term, “alimony”. For some, the term maintenance may cause stress and anxiety. However, it is…
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