| I. Wisconsin Treatises | II. General Treatises, Handbooks, Manuals & Guides |
III. Journals |
| IV. Web Sites | V. Forms |
Bailey, Thomas A., Koritzinsky, Allan R., and Lau, Laura Schmidt. Family Law Casenotes and
Quotes. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin, 1990- (With current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2494/B34/1990
Caven, James P. Tax Aspects of Divorce in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI : National Business
Institute, 2000.
Location: KFW/2500/A75/C38/2000
Christiansen, Keith A. et al. Marital Property Law in Wisconsin. 3rd ed. Madison: State Bar of
Wisconsin CLE Books, 2004- (With current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2497/M365
Conlin, Robert J. Child Support Law in Wisconsin. Legal Memorandum 2000-16. Madison,
WI: Wisconsin Legislative Council, 2000.
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3:L 43/2000/16 and
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc00/LM%5F2000%5F16.pdf
Dowling, Paulette P., Grove, Patricia L., and Held, Harvey. Family Law Litigation in Wisconsin.
Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2494/A75/F36/2003
Dowling, Paulette P. et al. Handling a Wisconsin Divorce Case from Start to Finish. Eau Claire,
WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2500/A75/H36/2003
Drefahl, Wendy. Dividing Retirement Plans in Divorce in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National
Business Institute Inc., 2002.
Location: KFW/2500/Z9/D73/2002
Drew, Sharon A. et al. Complex Issues in Divorce for the Wisconsin Practitioner. Eau Claire,
WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2500/A75/C66/2003
Dyke, Don. 2005 Wisconsin Act 443 : Reorganization and Revision of Ch. 767, Actions
Affecting the Family. Madison, WI : Wisconsin Legislative Council, 2006.
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3:IM/2006/2
Family Court Resource Booklet. Madison, WI: Dane County Family Court Commissioner's
Office, Dane County Family Court Counseling Service, 2000.
Location: KFW/2494/Z9/F25/2000
Family Law Fundamentals. Madison: State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Seminars, 2003. (various
pagings)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2494/F36/2003
Gagne, Martin P.; Grove, Patricia L.; and Wall, Jennifer M. Child Custody and Visitation in
Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2504.6/C54/2003
Hanson, Rollie R. and Schutze, Charles. The Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage
in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2500/A75/I47/2002
Herman, Gregg et al. Tax Aspects of Divorce in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business
Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2500/A75/C38/2003
Hickey, Margaret W., O'Halloran, Julie A., and Dowling, Paulette P. Support Issues in
Wisconsin Divorce Proceedings. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2002.
Location: KFW/2400/A75/H53/2002
Hickey, Margaret W., O'Halloran, Julie A., and Schoendorf, Kathleen. Child Custoday and
Shared Placement in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute Inc., 2003.
Location: KFW/2504.6/C54/2003
Loeb, Leonard L., Drew, Sharon A., and Herman, Gregg M. System Book for Family Law: A
Forms and Procedures Handbook. 5th ed. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin, 2000- (With
current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2500/A65/L643/v.1-2 (Forms Disk Available at the
Circulation Desk: KFW2494 L63 1993 Forms Disk)
Meyers, Marta T. Domestic Law in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business Institute,
2000.
Location: KFW/2494/A75/D66/2000
Meyers, Marta T. Family Law Litigation in Wisconsin. Eau Claire, WI: National Business
Institute, 2001.
Location: KFW/2494/A75/F36/2001
Novak, James. The Wisconsin Father's Guide to Divorce and Custody. 2nd ed. Black Earth,
WI: Prairie Oak Press, 2001.
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2500/Z9/N68/2001
Rose, Laura. Child Custody and Physical Placement in Wisconsin. Madison: Wisconsin
Legislative Council, 2002.
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3:A 27/2002/1
Sappenfield, Anne. Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights Laws. Madison, WI: Joint
Legislative Council, Special Committee on Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights Law,
2004.
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3:SB/2004/1
Wisconsin Attorney's Desk Reference, Vol. 2. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006-
(With current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2477/W572
Wisconsin Family Code and Related Statutes and Rules. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin
CLE Books, 1999- (With current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW2494 A29
Wisconsin Judicial Benchbooks, Vol. 3, Family. 2nd ed. Madison, WI: Judicial Education
Office, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2002- (With current supplements)
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2915/W57
Wisconsin Marriages and Divorces. Madison, WI: Center for Health Statistics, Division of
Health, Dept. of Health and Family Services, 2001.
Location: Ref/HB/1145/W6/W56/2001 (Non-Circulating)
II. General Treatises, Handbooks, Manuals & Guides
The American Bar Association Guide to Marriage, Divorce & Families. New York: Random
House, 2006.
Location: KF/505/A87/2006
American Law Institute. Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution: Analysis and
Recommendations. Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2002.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/535/A83
Benjamin, G. Andrew H. and Gollan, Jackie K. Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation:
Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice. Washington, D.C.: American
Psychological Association, 2003.
Location: KF/505.5/B46/2003
Bryan, Penelope Eileen. Constructive Divorce: Procedural Justice and Sociolegal Reform.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2006.
Location: KF/535/B79/2006
Carrad, David Clayton. The Complete QDRO Handbook: Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil
Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans. Chicago, IL:
American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 2000.
Location: KF/3512/C37/2000 (Accompanying Disk at the Circulation Desk)
Church, Martha J. Letters for Divorce Lawyers: Essential Communications for Clients,
Opposing Counsel, and Others. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo
& Small Firm Division, 2006.
Location: KF/533.5/C48/2006
Condie, Lois Oberlander. Parenting Evaluations for the Court: Care and Protection Matters.
New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2003.
Location: KF/505.5/C66/2003
Divorce and Family Mediation: Models, Techniques, and Applications. Edited by Jay Folberg,
Ann L. Milne, and Peter Salem. New York: Guilford Press, 2004.
Location: KF/535/D558/2004
Gregory, John DeWitt, et al. Understanding Family Law. 2nd ed. Newark, NJ: LexisNexis,
2001.
Location: KF/505/G745/2001
Guralnick, Mark S. Interstate Child Custody Litigation: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies.
Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 1993.
Location: KF/547/I57/1993
Goldberg, Barth H. Valuation of Divorce Assets. Rev. ed. Eagan, MN: Thomson/West, 2005.
Location: KF/524/G63/2005
Gold-Bikin, Lynne Z. and Kolodny, Stephen. The Divorce Trial Manual: From Initial Interview
to Closing Argument. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 2003.
Location: KF/535/G65/2003
Haralambie, Ann M. Handling Child Custody, Abuse, and Adoption Cases. 2nd ed. Colorado
Springs, Colo.: Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1993- (With current supplements)
Location: KF/547/H37/1993
A Judge's Guide: Making Child-Centered Decisions in Custody Cases. Washington, D.C.:
American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law, 2001.
Location: KF/547/J83/2001
Kandel, Randy F. Family Law: Essential Terms and Concepts. New York : Aspen Law &
Business, 2000.
Location: KF/505/Z0/K36/2000
Krause, Harry D. and Meyer, David D. Family Law in a Nutshell. 4th ed. St. Paul, MN:
Thomson/West, 2003.
Location: Reserve Collection KF/505/Z9/K7/2003
Mayoue, John C. Balancing Competing Interests in Family Law: How to Handle Alternative
Relationships, Third-Party Interests, Interspousal Torts, Privilege, and Privacy Issues. 2nd ed.
Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 2003.
Location: KF/510/M39/2003
McKnight, Marilyn S. and Erickson, Stephen K. Mediating Divorce: A Step-by-Step Manual.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002.
Location: KF/535/Z9/M38/2002
Morgan, Laura W. Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation and Application. New York, NY:
Aspen Law & Business, 1996- (Not kept after 2001)
Location: KF/549/M672
Morgan, Laura W. and Turner, Brett R. Attacking and Defending Marital Agreements. Chicago,
IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, 2001.
Location: KF/529/M67/2001
National Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Child Custody Law. Mental Health Aspects of Custody
Law. Edited by Robert J. Levy. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2005.
Location: KF/547/N38/2005
O'Connell, Marjorie A. Divorce Taxation. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982- (With
current supplements)
Location: Reference Collection F/6428/A4/O25
Oldham, J. Thomas. Divorce, Separation, and the Distribution of Property. New York, NY:
Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1987- (Not kept after 2006)
Location: KF/524/Z95/O43/1987
Rice, Larry. The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice: Forms and Procedures for the Lawyer.
3rd ed. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section,
2005.
Location: KF/533.5/R53/2005
Schepard, Andrew. Children, Courts, and Custody: Interdisciplinary Models for Divorcing
Families. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Location: KF/547/S33/2004
Sullivan, Mark E. The Military Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide to Representing Military
Personnel and their Families. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law,
2006.
Location: KF/535/S85/2006
Turner, Brett R. Equitable Distribution of Property. 3rd ed. Eagan, MN: Thomson/West, 2005.
Location: KF/524/G64/2005
Wofford, Cindy. Divorce and Separation. Tax Management Portfolio, U.S. Income, no. 515-
2nd. Washington, D.C.: Tax Management Inc., 2001- (With current supplements)
Location: Reference Collection KF/6365/T398/U.S. 515-2nd
The following is a selected list of journals on the topic of divorce and family law. Unless
otherwise indicated, all titles are available in the Law Library Periodicals Collection, located
on the third floor and are arranged alphabetically by title.
American Journal of Family Law. Eau Claire, WI: Professional Education Systems, Inc., vol. 1,
no. 1 (Spring 1987)-
Brandeis Journal of Family Law. Louisville, KY: Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University
of Louisville, vol. 36, no. 1 (Winter 1997/98)-vol. 36, no. 4 (Fall 1997/98) (Continues
University of Louisville Journal of Family Law)
Fairshare. New York, NY: Law & Business, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1981)-vol. 19, no. 4 (April
1999).
Family Advocate. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, vol. 1
(Summer 1978)-
Family Law Quarterly. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, vol. 1,
no. 1 (Mar. 1967)-
Journal of Family Law. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville School of Law, vol. 1, no. 1
(Spring 1961)-vol. 30, no. 4 (1991/1992) (Continued by University of Louisville Journal of
Family Law)
Journal of Law & Family Studies. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah College of Law, vol.
1, no. 1 (1999)-
Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Madison, WI: The Academy, vol. 1,
no. 1 (Spring 1985)-
University of Louisville Journal of Family Law. Louisville, KY: University of Louisville School
of Law, vol. 31, no. 1 (Winter 1992/1993)-vol. 35, no. 4 (Fall 1997) (Continues Journal of
Family Law) (Continued by Brandeis Journal of Family Law)
To locate specific journal articles on divorce and family law, try searching one of the databases
of or indexes to legal periodicals available at the Law Library. Some of these indexes are only
available in print and are located at the Periodicals Index Tables in the Grand Reading Room.
Other indexes are available electronically through the Campus Libraries and Law Library
Web Sites. Links are available at
http://library.law.wisc.edu/elecresources/databases/articles.php.
| Name of Index | Location | Dates of Coverage |
| Index to Legal Periodicals (and Books) | Periodicals Index Tables, Grand Reading Room | Index: 1880's to present |
| Index to Legal Periodicals Full-Text | Campus and Law Library Web Sites |
Index: 1908 to present Full-text (selected): 1990's to present |
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Hein Online |
Campus and Law Library Web Sites | Full-text: First volume to most current allowed under contract |
American Bar Association Section of Family Law - http://www.abanet.org/family/home.html
Child Support Program, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development -
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/bcs/
Wex. . . Child Custody - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Child_custody
Wex. . . Divorce - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Divorce
Dane County Legal Resource Center - http://wsll.state.wi.us/branch/dclrc/
Family Law Resource Guide - http://wsll.state.wi.us/branch/dclrc/pub/familylaw.pdf
Divorce Net - http://www.divorcenet.com/
Divorce Research Center, DivorceSource - http://www.divorcesource.com/search/search.html
Family Law Assistance Center, Dane County Bar Association -
http://www.dcba.net/programs/FamilyAssistSchedule.html
Family Law Sources, Wisconsin State Law Library -
http://wsll.state.wi.us/topic/familylaw/index.html
Wisconsin Marriages and Divorces, Statistical Publications -
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/stats/marriages.htm
Language suitable for divorce forms may be found in the Law Library's form books and treatises.
Loeb, Leonard L., Drew, Sharon A., and Herman, Gregg M. System Book for Family Law: A
Forms and Procedures Handbook. 5th ed. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin, 2000-
Location: Reserve Collection KFW/2500/A65/L643/v.1-2 (Forms Disk Available at the
Circulation Desk: KFW/2494/L63/1993/Forms Disk)
Rice, Larry. The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice: Forms and Procedures for the Lawyer.
3rd ed. Chicago, IL: ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section, 2005.
Location: KF/533.5/R53/2005 (Accompanying Forms Disks at the Circulation Desk)
Standard fill-in-the-blank divorce forms are available at the following locations:
- Dane County Clerk of Courts, Clerk of Circuit Court's Office, Dane County Courthouse
Room 1000, 215 S Hamilton St., Madison WI 53703, Phone: 608-266-4311,
http://www.countyofdane.com/clrkcort/court_forms_family.htm
- Badger Office Supplies Inc., 10 South Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703, Phone: 608-256-
5444
- Wisconsin Legal Blank, 749 North 37th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208, Phone:
414-344-5155, http://www.wilegalblank.com/divorce.htm
For assistance completing forms or for general family law questions, contact the Dane County
Bar Association's Family Law Assistance Center -
http://www.dcba.net/programs/FamilyAssistSchedule.html
See also:
Dane County Family Court Resource Booklet -
http://www.countyofdane.com/familycourtcounseling/pdf/fc_resource.pdf
Checklist for Joint Petition Non-Contested Divorce, Dane County -
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/clrkcort/jointpetition.htm
Checklist for Pro Se Divorce, Dane County - http://www.co.dane.wi.us/clrkcort/prosechklst.htm
Dane County Family Court Forms - http://www.co.dane.wi.us/clrkcort/court_forms_family.htm
Divorced or Separated Individuals: For Use in Preparing ... Returns. Internal Revenue Service
Publication 504 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p504.pdf
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