Anastacio Gonzalez, who represented himself at recent hearings, walked into a Milwaukee court with a plastic bag containing medicine and supplies that he would need for jail. Mr. Gonzalez has refused to pay his ex-wife money owed to her pursuant to a court order. Despite the fact that Gonzalez agreed to the terms of his settlement in 1991, he has now taken a differently position. He has maintained the following as his position for not paying his ex-wife: "Nobody gave me that savings. I had to work for it. Let them go work for it. You are just trying to fleece me." He was ordered to serve 45 days in jail. To read this entire story by Marie Rohde at Journal Sentinel, click here.

Roger F. Gay has provided an interesting historical perspective of the different phases of the fathers' rights movement. He offers a 4 phase account beginning before 1990. Phase 4 begins with Stephen Baskerville’s book; Taken into Custody. Gay notes, "Fathers’ rights advocates need not consume great energy to fight battles that have already been won." You can read the article by clicking here.

Many divorces involve issues related to complex finances and hidden assets. To accurately determine the value of certain assets and/or to uncover hidden or undisclosed assets will most certainly involve a party in a divorce retaining an expert witness and/or retaining an investigator. Martin C. Lippe has extensive experience working as a forensic accountant in the matrimonial context in Connecticut. In fact, Mr. Lippe worked with counsel of the former spouse of Jack Welch, Jr., the former Chairman and CEO of General Electric. For more information about Martin C. Lippe, you can visit his website by clicking here.