IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: VICKI L. THOMAS, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. FREDERICK W. THOMAS, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT., 218 Wis. 2d 166

Summary

Pursuant to a judgment of divorce, the husband was ordered to pay child support and provide healthcare insurance for the children. The husband's annual income fell dramatically. The wife brought a post-judgment motion regarding child support, and the husband filed a cross-motion to shift the responsibility for providing healthcare insurance to the wife. The assistant family court commissioner issued an order that granted most of the relief the husband sought. Twelve days later, the wife filed a motion for de novo review, which she served upon the husband, but her motion did not include a financial disclosure statement. The trial court granted the husband's motion to dismiss because the wife's failure to include a financial statement deprived the trial court of jurisdiction. The court concluded that the trial court misused its discretion when it determined that Milwaukee County, Wis., Cir. Ct. R. 524 established a deadline for the service of notice of a motion for review, and that the ...