What you need to know when your ex files to change your maintenance order.

You’ve been served. Just a few years after the divorce, your ex Dan has filed a motion to modify the maintenance order. Under the original order, he was required to pay you $2,000 per month. Dan alleges that his prior employment changed, and he is now earning substantially less income. He also cites concerns that you have been living with a significant other.

Your mind…
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (“DHS”) recently announced that it is extending the current civil rights compliance period for recipients of federal financial assistance through DHS. Under the extension, the current compliance period, which began January 1, 2022, will now remain in effect through December 31, 2028, rather than expiring on December 31, 2026. The next compliance period will begin on January 1, 2029.
As a reminder, organizations that receive federal financial assistance through DHS programs, including Medicaid,…
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  • Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy have broken ground on AWSOM, a 120-acre health care campus in Bentonville, AR. The specialty care and whole-health destination will include cardiac services in partnership with Cleveland Clinic, as well as cancer, orthopedic and gastroenterology programs designed to serve patients across multiple states.
  • Sutter Health will use proceeds from a $1.41B bond issuance to fund hospital expansions, outpatient centers and other capital projects across Northern California. Planned investments include expanding its women’s and

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    Overview ArticleAmundsen Davis Tax AlertSeptember 18, 2026In a recent ground-breaking ruling, the Fifth Circuit made it more difficult for taxpayers to challenge certain IRS penalties before paying them first. In Norcave Properties, L.L.C. v. Internal Revenue Service, the court held that accuracy-related penalties are subject to the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), a federal law that generally prevents taxpayers from using the courts to stop the IRS from assessing or collecting taxes before payment.As a result, taxpayers who…
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    Challenging Accuracy-Related Penalties

    We are proud to share that Hawks Quindel shareholder Chris Donahoe was published by the State Bar of Wisconsin on September 14, 2026. Her article, “I Took on a Pro Bono Case Outside of My Practice Area — You Should Too,” ran on the State Bar’s Civil Rights & Liberties Blog.

    Chris’s practice at Hawks Quindel focuses on employment discrimination, employment law, and sexual harassment. The case she writes about sat well outside that lane. Amid this year’s escalation…
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    The Indiana Department of Health (“IDOH”) has issued a second public comment notice regarding its proposed amendments to Indiana’s Residential Care Facility (“RCF”) regulations. The proposal, first published earlier this year, would significantly expand resident rights, incorporate federal Home and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) concepts into Indiana assisted living regulations and establish a new eviction framework governing involuntary resident removals. See our alert on the first published notice here.
    While the second notice includes a few limited technical revisions…
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    Celebrating Constitution Day 2026

    September 17, 2026

    Today is Constitution Day. This year’s observance carries extra weight as the nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and 239 years since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. President Truman declared the first Citizenship Day in 1952, and Congress changed the designation to Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in 2004. The day’s educational mission continues to generate quality resources for teaching and scholarship in constitutional history and civil…
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    By Stephen E. Mays, Mays Law Office, LLC · Updated September 2026
    Can you get a criminal record expunged in Wisconsin? For an adult conviction, only if the judge orders it at sentencing. Under Wis. Stat. § 973.015 a court may order expungement only when you were under 25 when the offense was committed and the maximum penalty is six years or less. Apart from a narrow trafficking-victim exception — and a separate juvenile process — there is generally …
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    Overview ArticleAmundsen Davis International Trade AlertSeptember 17, 2026Importers seeking IEEPA tariff refunds should prepare now for the next phase of the refund process. On September 15, 2026, U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP) notified the Court of International Trade that (CIT) that the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) Phase 3 will deploy on October 6, 2026. This marks an important milestone in the implementation of the CAPE process for importers seeking relief.When Can Importers File…
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    ​”Evers’ judges” is our effort to present information about Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the bench. The information is taken from the appointees’ own judgeship applications. Italics indicate direct quotes from the application.​ Typos, including punctuation errors, come from the original application even though we have not inserted “(sic)” after each one. WJI has left them as is.  Name: Jeremy J. Guza Appointed to: Waukesha County Circuit Court Appointment date: July 3, 2026, to term ending July 31, 2027 Education:…
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    Do You Need An Injunction (Restraining Order)?
    Are you in imminent danger of physical harm? Are you experiencing coercive, threatening, controlling, bullying, or harassing behaviors? If you answered yes to either question, it may be worthwhile to consult with a Wisconsin attorney on legal options to protect you and your family.
    It can be helpful to speak with a trauma-informed attorney who is experienced in providing protections for those facing domestic violence, mistreatment, child abuse, bullying, and harassment. Such…
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    ArticleAmundsen Davis Reputation & Crisis Management AlertSeptember 16, 2026Can a company profit from your likeness without your permission? The law increasingly recognizes that your face, voice, and identity are assets that cannot simply be taken and repurposed for someone else’s profit.A blockbuster lawsuit involving Disney’s Avatar franchise puts this growing legal issue front and center, underscoring that individuals may have legal recourse when others profit from their identity without permission.What the Avatar Lawsuit Reveals About Image and…
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    Understanding Your Legal Rights

    Entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court hearing room at the State Capitol in Madison. Photograph by Margo Kirchner. By Alexandria Staubach Renowned attorney, author, and human rights advocate Bryan Stevenson argued in the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week on behalf of a child charged in adult criminal court.He and the state’s attorney faced frequent questions from the justices (a “hot bench”).Stevenson represents Noah Mann-Tate, who was 10 years old when charged in adult court with intentional first-degree homicide for shooting…
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  • Hospital industry groups are opposing CMS proposals that would expand site-neutral reimbursement and modify the 340B program, arguing the changes could undermine hospital finances and future facility investment. AHA and other provider groups argued that the policy fails to account for the higher Medicare burden, increased complexity and stricter licensing, accreditation and regulatory requirements that hospital outpatient departments face as compared to independent physician offices.
  • On a recent podcast interview, a Capital One health care real estate lending

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    A family lawyer explains the Wisconsin Relocation Statute and the step-by-step process for obtaining approval to move with your child. 

    “Am I stuck living in the same town because of my legal custody and physical placement orders?”
    “I want to move out of Wisconsin…is that even allowed?”

    It is natural for parents to feel overwhelmed when considering a move. This is especially true when child custody and placement orders are involved. As a Wisconsin family law attorney, I…
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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the IRS recently proposed regulations that would deny § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to private schools that maintain race-based admissions, scholarship or related programs. While the proposal is directed at educational institutions, the preamble contains important lessons for health care foundations and other charitable organizations managing donor-restricted funds.

    In discussing the potential impact of the rule, Treasury expressly acknowledges that donor-imposed restrictions may require modification. The preamble notes that where “a race-based…
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