In Wisconsin, the term joint custody is often confused with placement. What is custody and what is primary placement? In Wisconsin custody is often referred to as the making of decisions involving the children, for example, which school they would attend, what religion they should have, and which primary doctor they should see. While placement is how much time the child will spend with the parents.
In Wisconsin, it’s presumed that both parents are deemed to be fit and proper to have joint custody of the minor children.
Along the same line, it’s presumed that both parents should have the maximum amount of time they can spend with their children; however, it’s not presumed that placement is to be equal.
A lot of factors will go into which parent will get more placement and which will get less.
In Wisconsin it’s the obligation of both parents to support their children. The amount of child support one will receive or pay depends as it is set by statute. However, that being said, there are various factors that one can use to deviate from the standard.
How much one pays or receives will depend on the circumstances of the parties.
The current standard child support in effect right now is:
1 child 17%
2 children 25%
3 children 29%
4 children 31%
5 or more children 34%