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Post-Death Administration In Wisconsin: Navigating Options In An Aging Population

Jennifer D'Amato explores the critical techniques and strategies available under Wisconsin law for post-death estate administration, examining how legal professionals can help families minimize costs, delays, and conflicts during the probate process. The article provides practical guidance on navigating the various administration options available in Wisconsin's aging population landscape.

United States Family

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

“Business” vs. “Value”: What Actually Gets Divided In Divorce?

When a business owner faces a divorce, an initial fear is often, “Will I lose my company?” There is a common misconception that the business entity itself – the LLC, the corporation, or the partnership – is an asset of the marital estate.

United States Family

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

Digital Evidence In Divorce: What Does Your Phone Know?

Divorce cases used to rely heavily on live testimony. Courts were required to weigh credibility between competing narratives. That is no longer the reality.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Timing Divorce In An Uncertain Economy

Economic uncertainty has a way of putting major life decisions on hold. For many individuals – especially business owners, executives, and other high-income professionals – the instinct is to wait until the economy stabilizes before moving forward with a major decision like divorce.

United States Family

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

Beyond Standard Parenting Plans – 5 Key Considerations

United States Family

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

Divorce And Hidden Financial Mistakes

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Your Divorce Attorney Wants You To Stop Using ChatGPT: Family Law, AI, And The Privilege You’re Giving Away

United States Family

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

What To Expect When You Call A Family Law Lawyer?

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

New Jersey Will Contest Grounds Explained

United States Family

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Litigating Across The Pond – The Latest Developments On Divorce Jurisdiction And Forum Issues – The View From Our London And San Diego Offices

United States Family

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Withers LLP

The Final Chapter: Testamentary Instruments For Global Families

United States Family

RP

Ruchelman PLLC

Washington State Adjusts Estate Tax: Rates Rolled Back, Exemption Frozen

United States Family

Sr

Stokes Lawrence, P.S.

SECURE 2.0 RMD Planning Strategies

United States Family

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

OIG Provides Additional Guidance On Physician Transfers Of ASC Ownership Interests In Estate Planning Contexts

United States Family

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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Family Law

Jenner & Block Clears Record Of Mother Wrongly Flagged By DCFS

When a domestic violence survivor found herself facing a wrongful indication of neglect from Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — on top of the trauma she had already endured — Jenner & Block Partner Stephanie Sebor stepped in to set the record straight.

United States Litigation

JB

Jenner & Block

Timing Divorce In An Uncertain Economy

Economic uncertainty has a way of putting major life decisions on hold. For many individuals – especially business owners, executives, and other high-income professionals – the instinct is to wait until the economy stabilizes before moving forward with a major decision like divorce.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Beyond Standard Parenting Plans – 5 Key Considerations

Family transitions like divorce and separation present challenges for any family, but for high-asset families – including business owners, executives, and professional athletes – the issues involved in child custody can be uniquely complex.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Your Divorce Attorney Wants You To Stop Using ChatGPT: Family Law, AI, And The Privilege You’re Giving Away

United States Family

Wa

Ward and Smith, P.A.

What To Expect When You Call A Family Law Lawyer?

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

Litigating Across The Pond – The Latest Developments On Divorce Jurisdiction And Forum Issues – The View From Our London And San Diego Offices

United States Family

WL

Withers LLP

Crypto Meets Matrimony: New York Updates Divorce Financial Forms To Catch Up With The Digital Economy

United States Technology

WL

Withers LLP

Webinar – Guardianship Issues In Washington (Video)

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

Choosing A Life Partner Is A Financial Decision: 6 Questions To Ask Early

United States Family

SD

Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP

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Divorce

Digital Evidence In Divorce: What Does Your Phone Know?

Divorce cases used to rely heavily on live testimony. Courts were required to weigh credibility between competing narratives. That is no longer the reality.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

“Business” vs. “Value”: What Actually Gets Divided In Divorce?

When a business owner faces a divorce, an initial fear is often, “Will I lose my company?” There is a common misconception that the business entity itself – the LLC, the corporation, or the partnership – is an asset of the marital estate.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Timing Divorce In An Uncertain Economy

Economic uncertainty has a way of putting major life decisions on hold. For many individuals – especially business owners, executives, and other high-income professionals – the instinct is to wait until the economy stabilizes before moving forward with a major decision like divorce.

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Divorce And Hidden Financial Mistakes

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Beyond Standard Parenting Plans – 5 Key Considerations

United States Family

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Your Divorce Attorney Wants You To Stop Using ChatGPT: Family Law, AI, And The Privilege You’re Giving Away

United States Family

Wa

Ward and Smith, P.A.

What To Expect When You Call A Family Law Lawyer?

United States Family

BB

Beresford Booth

Litigating Across The Pond – The Latest Developments On Divorce Jurisdiction And Forum Issues – The View From Our London And San Diego Offices

United States Family

WL

Withers LLP

Crypto Meets Matrimony: New York Updates Divorce Financial Forms To Catch Up With The Digital Economy

United States Technology

WL

Withers LLP

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

Post-Death Administration In Wisconsin: Navigating Options In An Aging Population

Jennifer D'Amato explores the critical techniques and strategies available under Wisconsin law for post-death estate administration, examining how legal professionals can help families minimize costs, delays, and conflicts during the probate process. The article provides practical guidance on navigating the various administration options available in Wisconsin's aging population landscape.

United States Family

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Trustees And ASCs: OIG OKs Proposed Estate Planning Transfers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion on March 4, 2026, with respect to proposed ownership transfers in a Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery center (ASC)...

United States Healthcare

HK

Holland & Knight

New Jersey Will Contest Grounds Explained

However, challenges based on lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence remain common, particularly where there are concerns about mental capacity or the involvement of interested parties.

United States Family

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Washington State Adjusts Estate Tax: Rates Rolled Back, Exemption Frozen

United States Family

Sr

Stokes Lawrence, P.S.

The Final Chapter: Testamentary Instruments For Global Families

United States Family

RP

Ruchelman PLLC

SECURE 2.0 RMD Planning Strategies

United States Family

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

OIG Provides Additional Guidance On Physician Transfers Of ASC Ownership Interests In Estate Planning Contexts

United States Family

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Record-high 2026 Federal Tax Exemptions Expand Opportunities For New Yorkers To Permanently Reduce Future New York Estate Tax

United States Tax

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Trust Litigation: How To Lose A Trust In Seven Ways

United States Family

WT

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

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Latest Videos

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There's More To Estate Planning Than Signing A Will (Video)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Webinar – Committed Intimate Relationships (Video)

BB

Beresford Booth

Ten Minute Interview: Use Of Trust Protectors In Trust Instruments (Video)

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ep. 60 – Looking Back, Planning Ahead: Estate Planning In 2026 (Podcast)

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Wiggin & Dana

Jennifer Brandt Discusses Danika Troy's Case On Court TV's Think Tank (Video)

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Cozen O'Connor

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