What are the issues involving children and how are they decided?
a. Custody and placement Wisconsin defines custody as the power to make major decisions in a child’s life, such as religion, education, and medical care. Joint custody involves both parents cooperating in making these decisions. Sole custody means only one parent makes these decisions. Placement is how the child’s time is divided between the parents. One parent usually has primary placement, meaning the child lives with that parent the majority of the time. The other has secondary placement, commonly referred to as visitation. If either custody or placement are in dispute, the court orders that both parties go to mediation, which is a meeting between yourself, your spouse, and a neutral counselor who will help the two of you reach an agreement on your own. If this is successful, the counselor will reduce the terms of the agreement to writing, and will have both spouses sign it. If mediation is not successful, the Court appoints an attorney to represent the children’s best interests. Th
