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party at an appropriate standard in Wisconsin

10 Wisconsin opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2024 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Wisconsin courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Vander Perren v. Vander Perrengreen
wis · 1982 · cited in 8 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 1992–2024
2 sentences

2024Instead, maintenance is “designed to maintain a party at an appropriate standard of living, under the facts and circumstances of the individual case, until the party exercising reasonable diligence has reached a level of income where maintenance is no longer necessary.” Id.

2023See Vander Perren v. Vander Perren, 105 Wis. 2d 219, 230 , 313 N.W.2d 813 (1982) (maintenance “is not to be viewed as a permanent annuity,” but instead is “designed to maintain a party at an appropriate standard of living, under the facts and circumstances of the individual case, until the party exercising reasonable diligence has reached a level of income where maintenance is no longer necessary.”).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wisconsin. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
In RE MARRIAGE OF KENYON v. Kenyon green
wis · 2004
2 sentences

2009The focus — maintaining the recipient spouse at a life-style level he or she could anticipate but for the divorce — remains the same: "[T]he goal of maintenance is to allow the parties to maintain a standard of living reasonably comparable to that enjoyed during the marriage." Id., 2004 WI 147, ¶ 37 , 277 Wis. 2d at 72 , 690 N.W.2d at 263 .

2009The focus — maintaining the recipient spouse at a life-style level he or she could anticipate but for the divorce — remains the same: "[T]he goal of maintenance is to allow the parties to maintain a standard of living reasonably comparable to that enjoyed during the marriage." Id., 2004 WI 147, ¶ 37 , 277 Wis. 2d at 72 , 690 N.W.2d at 263 .

12009–2009
Jordan v. Jordan neutral
wis · 1969
2 sentences

1983Jordan v. Jordan, 44 Wis. 2d 471, 475 , 171 N.W.2d 385 (1969); Tonjes v. Tonjes, 24 Wis. 2d 120, 125 , 128 N.W.2d 446 (1964).

1983Jordan v. Jordan, 44 Wis. 2d 471, 475 , 171 N.W.2d 385 (1969); Tonjes v. Tonjes, 24 Wis. 2d 120, 125 , 128 N.W.2d 446 (1964).

11983–1983
Tonjes v. Tonjes green
wis · 1964
2 sentences

1983Jordan v. Jordan, 44 Wis. 2d 471, 475 , 171 N.W.2d 385 (1969); Tonjes v. Tonjes, 24 Wis. 2d 120, 125 , 128 N.W.2d 446 (1964).

1983Jordan v. Jordan, 44 Wis. 2d 471, 475 , 171 N.W.2d 385 (1969); Tonjes v. Tonjes, 24 Wis. 2d 120, 125 , 128 N.W.2d 446 (1964).

11983–1983

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WI § Wis. Stat. § 767.56 (4) WI § Wis. Stat. § 767.59 (3) WI § Wis. Stat. § 808.10 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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