How to get child support from a self-employed parent

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How to get child support from a self-employed parent

See how Wisconsin courts and child support enforcement agencies look to collect child support from self-employed parents.

Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.

How Do I File for Divorce in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Court System has prepared a Basic Guide to Divorce/Legal Separation, which contains an overview of the divorce process and detailed, step-by-step instructions. You should read this before proceeding any further. check to learn more.

Wisconsin Child Custody Questions

Wisconsin child custody attorneys answer frequently asked questions about child custody laws in Wisconsin and how custody is decided. In Wisconsin, custody refers to decision-making authority, and it is most common for custody to be held jointly between the parents. check to learn more.

Wisconsin Child Custody Laws

In Wisconsin, the court commonly grants the non-custodial parent rights of visitation so that the child and the non-custodial parent may maintain a parent-child relationship that is beneficial to the child, unless, however, the court finds that the visitation is likely to endanger the child's physical or emotional health. check to learn more.

Wisconsin Divorce Laws

In Wisconsin, the reason is that the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” which is a legal phrase for you and your spouse do not get along and your marital relationship cannot be repaired. Wisconsin also has alternatives to the standard divorce, such as an annulment or legal separation. check to learn more.

Wisconsin Law on Moving With Child

If a custodial parent wishes to move with the child out of state or more than 150 miles from the other parent within the state, the custodial parent must give the noncustodial parent 60 days advance written notice by certified mail, with a copy to the court. check to learn more.