Family Law

• Divorce
  Whether you are seeking legal help with traditional divorce services, collaborative divorce, mediation, Guardian Ad Litem or family financial restructuring, give us a call. Zimmermann Law Office – The name to trust in family law.
• Child Support
  At Zimmermann Law we help you navigate the options for divorce and work towards a solution that fits your family. A final judgment of divorce decides a range issues – property, maintenance, custody/placement, child support and related topics. Each requires knowledge and expertise that we provide clients throughout the process.
• Paternity
• Spousal Support
  Divorce is a process to legally end a marriage. A final judgment of divorce decides the issues of property division, maintenance (also called alimony), legal custody/placement, child support and other related topics. Wisconsin law regarding divorce is set forth in Chapter 767 of the

Criminal Law

• Traffic Violations
  Cannot discharge certain types of debts such as domestic support obligations derived out of a family law proceeding (child support), most student loans, restitution orders, criminal fines, certain governmental debts such as traffic tickets, and most taxes.
• Embezzlement
  About 8-10 weeks after the meeting of creditors the debtor will get a discharge order in the mail, which completely eliminates the debtor’s dischargeable debt. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is often referred to as “fresh start” bankruptcy, where your debt is discharged and does not have to be repaid. At this point the debtor can rebuild your credit and move forward in your life with a fresh start. Certain debts — such as sales taxes and other trust-fund taxes (e.g., employer withholding tax), debts created by a debtor’s intentional conduct (e.g., assault, defamation, embezzlement or fraud), parking violations, fines, penalties and criminal restitution, alimony and child support obligations, and guaranteed student loans, among other items — are not discharged in most cases and are unaffected by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. More often than not, most usual types of consumer debts are discharged through a Chapter 7.
• Assault

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a form of bankruptcy reorganization available to partnerships, corporations, or individuals whose debt levels exceed the limits of Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Most often, Chapter 11 is utilized by businesses seeking to restructure their debt. Many times, business bankruptcy may be the only means of preserving the value of the business for sale, or of forcing its creditors to accept a debt reorganization plan. The debtor usually remains in possession of its assets, and operates the business under the supervision of the court and for the benefit of creditors.
• Foreclosure
  When a Chapter 13 is filed, the debtor is also protected by an “automatic stay” similar to a chapter 7. While the automatic stay is in place creditors cannot try to collect against you, unless they get special permission from the courts. This includes harassing phone calls, collection letters, wage garnishments, foreclosure actions, repossessions, lawsuits, and utility shutoffs.