By: Attorneys Jennifer N. Brown and Evan M. Mayer – Weld Riley, S.C.
Wisconsin takes the adage “what is mine is yours,” quite seriously when it comes to marriage as it is a marital property state. Marital property means any asset obtained during the marriage belongs to both spouses. If the spouses choose to divorce, the property should be split 50/50, right? It depends. Although a 50/50 split is the general rule, the fun part of the law is that every rule has an exception.