Karen D. Julian Law Offices, S.C.

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General Info: Welcome to the Karen Julian Law website. I have designed this site to provide you with an overview of my new law office and the focused legal services I provide in the areas of family law, end-of-life planning and residential real estate. After practicing family law for over 33 years, primarily in the traditional litigation model, I have concluded that there is a better way. Many people going through a separation or divorce are afraid of the legal system, and they hesitate to retain an attorney. They fear the cost, and they fear that attorneys will increase the conflict between them and their partners. They want to be fair to their partners, and if they have children, they want to be able to raise their children together.
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Categories: Attorneys, Arbitration Services, Child Custody Attorneys, Divorce Assistance, Divorce Attorneys, Estate Planning Attorneys, Estate Planning, Probate, & Living Trusts, Family Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Real Estate Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys

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Phone: (608) 219-8619

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Karen D. Julian Law Offices, S.C.

Divorce
There are a number of resources and important links about divorce law in Wisconsin, Collaborative Divorce, divorce options and mediation. The following publications and links to professional organizations are great places for information. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like more information.
Child Support
Child support is set depending on a number of factors, including the number of children, their placement schedule, the parents’ respective incomes, and the parents’ sharing of the children’s costs. In general, in Wisconsin, child support is set based upon guidelines, unless the court determines or the parties agree to do otherwise. Child support payments are generally not taxable income for the recipient or deductible for the payer, although a well-drafted agreement can provide for deductible family support payments, which may reduce the total taxes paid by the two parties. In addition to regular child support payments, parents and the court need to determine how the parties will pay their children’s future variable costs, including childcare costs, uninsured health care costs and expenses for the children’s activities, and they need to determine how the dependency exemption(s) will be allocated.
Premarital Agreement
My professional development includes over 200 hours of training in collaborative law and mediation, and I offer both of these dispute resolution models to my clients, in addition to traditional litigation assistance. My family law practice includes premarital agreements, marital property agreements, divorce and post-divorce work, as well as separation agreements for nontraditional couples. I enjoy helping clients reach creative agreements which work for their entire family, for many years.
Spousal Support
Maintenance is the word Wisconsin courts use for alimony, or support for from one spouse for the other. Maintenance is typically taxable income to the recipient and deductible for the payer, and it ends at the death of either party, the remarriage of the recipient, or on a date as agreed by the parties or ordered by the judge. Wisconsin statutes set out several factors the court must consider in deciding whether or not maintenance should be awarded, and if so, the amount of the payments and how long they must be paid. In general, the court must consider the need of a dependent spouse for support, the ability of the other party to pay the support, the contributions of each party to the other party’s education or earning power, or to their marriage, and the fairness of the overall settlement, including the property division. If maintenance is ordered as part of the parties’ final judgment of divorce, the court usually retains the power to make changes in the maintenance order after the divorce is done, if there is a substantial changes in the parties’ financial circumstances. On the other hand, if parties waive, or give up, maintenance as part of their final settlement or judgment, then they can never ask the court for maintenance in the future.
Legal Separation
Once you have come to the painful conclusion that you need a divorce or legal separation, the next most important decision you need to make is what process or model do you wish to use. There are many options available, and they vary in the amount of attorney and court involvement, conflict and cost to a couple.

Real Estate Transactions
State law prohibits real estate agents from giving legal advice, and many realtors recommend that you hire legal counsel to represent you in real estate transactions.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Wills
Power of Attorney
I also help clients who wish to make their end-of-life health care and financial plans by drafting wills and simple trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives. As a former nurse, I feel uniquely qualified to help clients understand the health care decisions they may make. In my real estate practice, I help clients who wish to own real estate with a partner, or who are buying or selling a home.

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