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Jan 
2025

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    • Wisconsin Legal Trends 2025
    • In this article, lawyers discuss legal trends in 18 different practice areas, with other insights on legal marketing, legal research, and law office administration.
    • Child Testimony in Family Law Cases: Justifying a Decision
    • Attorneys and parties in divorce cases involving minor children are likely to face resistance if they attempt to have those children testify at trial. This discussion of the status of the law in Wisconsin suggests ways that children's thoughts about relevant issues in their parents' cases can be conveyed to the court.
Feb 
2025

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Mar 
2025

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Apr 
2025

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    • Helping Military Veterans Receive Benefits
    • Navigating the complex landscape of Veterans Affairs benefits claims presents challenges for veterans and lawyers. Although few Wisconsin lawyers focus solely on VA benefit claims, VA issues often arise in other legal contexts. Learn who may assist veterans with VA benefits claims and how to do it.
    • LLCs Are Here to Stay: What's the Latest?
    • Read about the development of limited liability company (LLC) statutes in Wisconsin and the existing Wisconsin case law for LLCs. The authors identify areas that may be ripe for future litigation and outline the potential effects of the Corporate Transparency Act on LLCs.
    • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Predicate Orders Demystified
    • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is a pathway to legal status for immigrant minors who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected by one or both of their parents. The authors explain the pathway and provide guidance for attorneys to take on these cases.
May 
2025

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    • The Shifting Sands of Standing in Wisconsin
    • Who can bring suit in Wisconsin courts? The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decisions on standing reveal a doctrine in fluctuation, particularly in administrative review cases. The decisional stress points of standing law are crucial for civil attorneys to consider when selecting plaintiffs and deciding whether and how to raise standing as an issue.
    • Balancing Protection: Defending Adults from Financial Abuse While Preserving Dignity
    • Financial abuse of adults at risk and older adults is high and growing. Time is of the essence when these crimes come to light, to preserve evidence and prevent continued victimization. Read about traditional guardianships for adults and spendthrift guardianships, which can be a middle ground between doing nothing for victims of financial abuse and imposing remedies that deprive victims of all autonomy.

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