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  • January 21, 2026

    Two Updated PINNACLE Books Address Complex Financial and Juvenile Law Issues

    Newly updated PINNACLE titles provide Wisconsin lawyers with current, practical guidance in collections and bankruptcy, and juvenile justice. With updated statutes, case law, and practice tools, these resources help you navigate complex financial disputes and child and juvenile proceedings with confidence.

    Jan. 21, 2026 – The newest updates to Collections and Bankruptcy in Wisconsin and Wisconsin Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Codebook 2025 bring recent statutory changes, case law, and procedural guidance together in two trusted resources.

    Designed by State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE® specifically for Wisconsin practice, these books help lawyers navigate complex financial matters and juvenile proceedings with clarity.

    Check out these recently revised and supplemented titles:

    Newly Supplemented: Collections & Bankruptcy in Wisconsin

    Collections & Bankruptcy in Wisconsin

    Whether you represent creditors or debtors, you’ll find practical advice on how to protect your clients’ interests in Collections & Bankruptcy in Wisconsin.

    As one of the few Wisconsin-specific publications to provide a detailed overview of both collections and bankruptcy in a single volume, Collections and Bankruptcy in Wisconsin is broadly applicable to your needs.

    Collections and Bankruptcy in Wisconsin is packed with relevant case law, time-saving practice tips, checklists, cautions, caveats, sample language, and practice guides. Citation is easy with a table of cases, a table of statutes, regulations, and rules, plus a complete index. You’ll also appreciate the standard system of internal section numbering for easy cross-reference.

    Collections and Bankruptcy arms you with a basic overview of the complex legal issues involved in business financial problems, allowing you to:

    • Review the law behind judgments, general consumer collection considerations, and supplemental proceedings. This chapter also covers garnishments, replevin actions, and marital property considerations.

    • Consider various approaches to potential resolution of financial problems faced by businesses or individuals.

    Collections and Bankruptcy in Wisconsin is packed with relevant case law, time-saving practice tips, checklists, cautions, caveats, sample language, and practice guides. Citation is easy with a table of cases, a table of statutes, regulations, and rules, plus a complete index. You’ll also appreciate the standard system of internal section numbering for easy cross-reference.

    Collections and Bankruptcy in Wisconsin is available in print and digitally via Books UnBound. It was revised in 2022, with supplements in 2023-24 and 2025-26.

    The 2025-26 supplement, issued this month, includes:

    • the May 12, 2025, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formal withdrawal of policy statements, interpretive rules, advisory opinions, and other guidance documents;

    • Article III standing considerations in federal court;

    • updated poverty income guidelines for earnings garnishments;

    • implementation of multifactor authentication to enhance system security for the federal courts’ Public Access to Court Electronic Records service and Case Management/Electronic Case Files;

    • a U.S. Supreme Court ruling relating to property of the estate and abandonment;

    • updated Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure language, citations, and discussion; and

    • updated dollar amounts, including those pertaining to venue, preferences, exemptions, means testing, eligibility, and small business Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

    Newly Revised: Wisconsin Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Codebook

    Wisconsin Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Codebook 2025

    Have the latest statutes at your command when dealing with complex child and juvenile justice issues with the 2025 edition of the Wisconsin Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Codebook. You’ll find all the relevant Wisconsin statutes concerning children in this single volume.

    Wisconsin Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code includes: Children’s Code (chapter 48) and Juvenile Justice Code (chapter 938). It also includes other statutes that may be of interest to juvenile law attorneys, such as selected provisions from: Mental Health Act (chapter 51), Family Code (chapter 767), Guardianship statutes (chapter 54), and Criminal Code (excerpts from chapters 946, 948, 950, and 970).

    The 2026 edition is current through the 2023-24 Wisconsin statutes, as affected by Wisconsin Acts through 2025 Wis. Act 82. The administrative code provisions are current through the Wisconsin Administrative Register, November 2025, No. 839.

    The 2026 edition includes recent legislation that:

    • recodified Wisconsin’s battery statutes; and

    • amended family code provisions relating to income change notifications for child support orders and maintenance orders and the calculation of miles for purposes of relocation of a child in an action affecting the family.

    Where to Find Out More

    Looking for more information and more books? Visit the WisBar Marketplace for all PINNACLE books and find out more about Books Unbound™, PINNACLE’s digital book library.​


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