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Date: 08-06-2024
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In re the Marriage of: Megan Lynn Kranz v. Michael Robert Kranz
Case Number: 2019FA151
Judge: Elizabeth L. Rohl
Court: Circuit Court, Pierce County, Wisconsin
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Elsworth, Wisconsin divorce lawyers represented the Petitioner and Respondent.
Megan filed a petition for divorce on October 31, 2019, and served Michael with the petition on January 5, 2020. The record does not show any further proceedings for more than a year. On March 30, 2021, the circuit court issued an order stating that the matter had not been diligently prosecuted and would be dismissed in twenty days "unless good cause is shown within the twenty days why this order should not take effect." Megan contacted the court to schedule a pretrial conference for April 30, 2021.
Both parties filed parenting plans, with Megan seeking sole legal custody and primary placement. Michael sought joint legal custody and shared placement, but he proposed a wide variety of restrictions on the minor child's activities and interactions with others.[2] Michael further proposed that the minor child would be homeschooled by Michael and not enrolled in public school.
The parties attended mediation on June 10, 2021, but they did not reach an agreement. The circuit court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) on August 4, 2021. On October 8, 2021, Megan filed a notice of motion to enroll the parties' minor child in public school. In this motion, Megan stated that Michael was not cooperating with the GAL and that Michael had refused to attend a deposition or provide any discovery information regarding the child's homeschooling. A hearing was set for October 29, 2021.
In re Kranz, 2022AP2115 (Wis. App. Aug 06, 2024)
Outcome: Affirmed
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