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April 29, 2016

Final eFiling Order Issued

The final Supreme Court order creating Wisconsin Statute 801.18 was issued on April 28.

This rule requires eFiling for civil, family, small claims, and paternity cases and will begin to be phased in on July 1, 2016. With this rule eFiling will be required for attorneys and high-volume filing agents. Those who are not represented by an attorney and low-volume filing agents may use the system on a voluntary basis. There will be a fee per case, but this can be waived for indigent parties and governmental units.
The Court System has an eFiling page on their website which links to the online eFiling system as well as user guides and training materials. Check for training opportunities through local colleges or bar associations or watch the demo.

April 28, 2016

Law Day in Dane County

Friday only! Get a free legal consultation with a volunteer attorney at the Dane County courthouse. 

When: Friday, April 29th, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Dane County Law Library, Room L1007 of the Dane County courthouse

This drop in clinic is offered as a part of Law Day celebrations at the Dane County courthouse


There are also events for attorneys, students, and families. To learn more, visit the Dane County Bar Association's Law Day page

April 26, 2016

WSLL Recommends: Advising the Elderly Client

Advising the Elderly Client is a 4 volume set dedicated to a host of legal issues that aging adults face in today's world. In broad terms, it focuses on finances, health, and discrimination. Additionally, it includes a section on grandparent rights and kinship caregivers. It includes a surprisingly robust set of forms available on CD, containing more than 100 sample documents.

The authors introduce the researcher to an overview of elder law practice, including establishing your practice, ethical considerations, consumer issues, and daily living problems of aging clients. The majority of 2 volumes deal with financial issues. These topics span from financial and estate planning to dealing with a variety of benefits, retirement plans, as well as tax and insurance issues.

You will also find analysis of long-term care, assisted living, skilled nursing care, inpatient hospital services, hospices, in addition to paying for health care. Medicare and Medicaid coverage, claims, and administrative proceedings are also addressed. The final volume examines discrimination against the elderly. The subjects range from employment and age discrimination to disability discrimination and access to accommodations.

For more information, you can review the content notes in the catalog record for a detailed listing of the variety of issues presented in this title.

If you regularly refer to the State Bar of Wisconsin's title Advising older clients and their families, consider reviewing this larger set to expand your research.

April 25, 2016

BadgerLink Scheduled Maintenance

BadgerLink databases, like Academic Search Premier and Newspaper Source Plus, may be unavailable for a few hours this evening beginning at 9 p.m.

This maintenance will not affect access to the Hein Online Law Journal Library or Index to Legal Periodicals. For a list of all databases available with your library card, see our Articles & Journals page.

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