Litigation of any kind may be expensive, and divorces are no exception. There are some things you can do to control costs, including the following: Visit one of our six Locations across Wisconsin to pick up a FREE copy of Divorce in Wisconsin If you have any questions about divorce, feel free to contact Attorney Linda S. Vanden Heuvel 1-800-805-1976.
The following is a checklist of items that should be completed after the divorce is final. This checklist is by no means a complete list but provides you with a guideline of information. Review these items and implement those that are relevant to your divorce: This checklist is in no way comprehensive and is not … Read more
Attorney Linda Vanden Heuvel has been selected as a woman of outstanding leadership by the International Women’s Leadership Association. Linda was selected based on her leadership contributions to the legal profession and to Washington County, Wisconsin. Linda recently authored Divorce in Wisconsin, The Legal Process, Your Rights and What to Expect. Her next community project is … Read more
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Questions in a deposition may cover a broad range of topics including your education, work, income, and family. The attorney is allowed to ask anything that is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, even if the answer may ultimately be inadmissible at trial. If you are unsure whether or not to … Read more
The decision to file for divorce is a difficult one. An alternative to divorce is legal separation, which sometimes provides an easier transition into the divorce process or is an appropriate marital status in and of itself. Parties sometimes file for legal separation for the following reasons: 1. The desire to separate financial matters, while … Read more
Whatever you place on social media is generally fair game for your spouse and his or her attorneys to include in any trial evidence. While your Facebook information may be funny and outrageous to your friends and family, a totally different spin can be placed on the same information by your spouse or the court. Act under … Read more
Some people mistakenly believe that once the Judgment of Divorce is entered there are no further steps to take post-divorce. That is not true. After your divorce is finalized, make sure you take the following steps to complete the divorce process. Divorce Attorney Linda S. Vanden Heuvel provides this post-divorce checklist to guide you: Addressing the items … Read more
When clients ask me about physical placement of their children, each client’s situation must be considered and weighed on an individual basis. What works for one family does not necessarily work for another. It is very important to find an attorney who is familiar with not only the laws of the State of Wisconsin regarding custody and … Read more
Attorney Linda S. Vanden Heuvel of Vanden Heuvel & Dineen, S.C. published Divorce in Wisconsin this month. The book is a practical question-and-answer guide to day-to-day divorce issues. Attorney Vanden Heuvel, a top-rated Wisconsin divorce attorney, and family law attorney wrote the book as a guide for clients who do not understand the divorce process. Divorce impacts not only … Read more