Carlton D. Stansbury

• Book Review: "Pension Distribution Answer Book," 16 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 37 (1996)
• Author, Author, Increasing the Likelihood of Enforcing a Prenup, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2019
• Author, Author, On Reaching an Equitable Maintenance Result: The Case Against Rules of Thumb, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2019
• Author, Author, Family Law is Real Law, Even If a Judge Must Hold an In-Person Final Hearing, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2020
• Author, Author, Not Empty Promises, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2021
• Author, Author, Mediation/Arbitration Kills Due Process, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2024
• Speaker on UCCJEA issues, Speaker, Highlights of UCCJEA: Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction Limits and Emergency Juridiction, Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners' Association Fall Conference, 2023
• Speaker, Speaker, Preserve the Business and Support the Family: Effective Use of Business Income for Support, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2021
• Speaker to judges and commissioners regarding maintenance., Speaker, Maintenance: It's More Than Just One Factor, Office of Judicial Education
• Spoke on social security issues and family law., Speaker, Social Security and Divorce: Key Things to Know, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2020
• Panelist member discussing parenting issues during the pandemic., Panelist, Parenting Time Paradigms Meet the Pandemic, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2020
• Member of the faculty that provides hands-on training to new judges about maintenance, child support and property divison., Faculty Member, Maintenance Workshop, Wisconsin Supreme Court Office of Judicial Education
• Moderated a panel of judges discussing specific fact patterns which included rulings and reasoning for the rulings., Moderator, Judge's Panel, Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Book Review: "When your Ex Won't Pay," 15 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 53 (1995) 
• Article: "Map Out Your Relocation Case on the Web" 20 Family Advocate 43 (1998)
• Book Review: "The Military Divorce Handbook," 27 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 55 (2007)
• Article: "Deadly and Dangerous Weapons and AIDS: The Moore Analysis is Likely to be Dangerous," 74 Iowa Law Review 951 (1989)
• Article: "New Federal Laws to Ensure Medical Benefits for Children," 6 New York Domestic Relations Reporter 141 (Matthew Bender 1994)
• Article: "'Kiddie QDROs' Now Available to Insure Medical Benefits for Children," 14 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 21 (1994)
• Article: "Which Came First: An Examination of the Serial Family Payor Provision", 68 Wisconsin Lawyer 18 (1995)
• Article: "Deviating from Child Support Percentages in High Income Cases," 16 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 83 (1996)
• Article: "Deviating from the Percentages Guidelines in High Income Cases: Formulating Persuasive Arguments," 10 American Journal of Family Law 135 (1996)
• Article: "The Internet: An Efficient and Cost Effective Tool for Successfully Litigating the Custody Relocation Case," 17 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 73 (1997)
• Article: "Law School's Behind Me-Now What?" 30 Family Advocate 8 (Fall 2007)
• Article: "The Pendulum Swings Again: Credit for Child Support Arrears Now Allowed in Limited Scenarios," 19 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 40 (1999)
• Article: "When is Enough Enough? Maintenance Modification Due to Retirement," 21 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 7 (2001)
• Article: "Federal Insurance Provisions You Must Understand: COBRA, QMCSO, and Social Security," 23 Family Advocate 18 (Spring 2001)
• Article: "Update on Significant Family Law Cases," Wisconsin Legal Opinions (May 2001)
• Article: "A National Blanket of Health Care Coverage: Making QMCSOs and COBRA Work," 18 GPSOLO 14 (September 2001)
• Article: "Drafting Enforceable College Education Provisions in Settlement Agreements," 24 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 111 (2004)
• Article: "Proactive Advise for Starting Your Own Law Firm," 27 Family Advocate 4 (Spring 2005)
• Article: "Practicing the Five Ps," 1 Perspectives, published by the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (Spring 2005)
• Article: "Discovery of Mental Health Records in Custody Disputes," The Family Law Review, published by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia (May 2005)
• Article: "Wisconsin's Adoption of the UCCJEA Significantly Alters and Clarifies Child Custody Jurisdiction," 26 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 93 (Fall 2006)
• "Unique Children/Unique Plans: Revisiting Custody and Placement Issues for Special Needs Children and Divorce,” delivered to 2016 National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado, January 2016; “Planning for Same Sex Couples After Obergefell: Is There Anything Left to Talk About?,” delivered to the 36th Annual Estate Planning Update seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison, November 2015; Co-Moderator and Author, “Utilization of Mental Health, Counseling, and Medical Records in Family Law Cases: A View from the Bench, the Bar, and Healthcare Professionals,” delivered to Wisconsin Supreme Court 2015 Family Law Seminar, June 2015; Panelist, “New Limited Scope Rules Meet Collaborative Law,” delivered to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Office of Judicial Education, Appleton, Wisconsin, November 2014; “The UCCJEA: Judge in the Box—Basics and Beyond,” delivered to the Iowa State Bar Association 2014 Family Seminar, West Des Moines, Iowa, October 2014; “Social Security and Family Law,” delivered to the Oregon State Bar Association Family Law Annual Conference, Gleneden Beach, Oregon, October 2014; “Maximizing Support and Property Division When Public Benefits or Long Term Care May Be Needed; Can We Get the Government to Add Value to Our Cases?” delivered to the State Bar of Wisconsin 33rd Annual Family Law Workshop, Door County, August 2014; Panelist Member, “Drafting, Interpreting, and Challenging Prenuptial Agreements,” delivered to the Society of Family Lawyers, Milwaukee, February 2014; “Advanced Issues on Subchapter S Income for Determining Support,” delivered to 2014 National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado, January 2014; Panelist Member, “Client Process Choices—How to Grow your Collaborative Process,” 13th Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, November 2013; “Minimizing the Impact of Compassion Fatigue: Is It Possible to Truly Live the Dream?” delivered to 2013 National CLE Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, January 2013; Panelist Member, “Guidelines, Ethics and Resources for the Guardian ad Litem,” delivered to the Ozaukee County Guardian ad Litem Training Session, Port Washington, Wisconsin, December 2012; “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act-Application to Real Facts,” delivered to the Office of Judicial Education Family Law Seminar, Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 2012; Panelist Member, “Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements: Patterns and Developmental Outcomes,” delivered to Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners Association Fall 2012 Conference, Onalaska, Wisconsin, October 2011; “Using Mediation to Expand Your Practice,” delivered to the Southeast Chapter of the Collaborative Family Law Counsel of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, June 2011; Minimizing Impact of Divorce on Special Needs Children," delivered to National CLE Conference 2011; "Can a Maintenance Payor Ever Retire?" delivered to AAML Wis. Chapter Annual Seminar 2010; "Collaborative Negotiations and Money...When the Going Gets Tough," Delivered to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, October 2008; "Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcing Placement Across State Lines: Demystifying the New UCCJEA," various Wisconsin Bar Assn., 2008; "Sub S Income for Support: Real or Illusionary?" National CLE Conference, 2007. "Discovery of Mental Health Records in Custody Disputes," American Bar Assn., Family Law Section, 2003; "Drafting & Funding College Education Provisions in Settlement Agreements," 2003; Presentations on Social Security, Child Support, Maintenance Modification, Collaborative Divorce, Placement, Office Management and Hot Tips From the Experts.
• Article: "Is the Haugan Decision Functionally Obsolete?," 22 Wisconsin Law Journal 7 (February 2008)
• Chapter: Social Security Benefits: A Primer for the Family Lawyer, 1996 WILEY FAMILY LAW UPDATE (Wiley & Sons 1996)
• Chapter: Qualified Medical Child Support Orders, SYSTEM BOOK FOR FAMILY LAW (State Bar of Wisconsin)
• Chapter: Creative Techniques for Breaking the Impasse, SETTLEMENT TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE FAMILY LAWYER (ABA Family Law Section 1997)
• Chapter: Deviating from the Percentage Guidelines in High Income Cases: Formulating Persuasive Arguments, 1997 WILEY FAMILY LAW UPDATE (Wiley & Sons 1997)
• Chapter: Balancing the Competing Interests When Piercing the Privilege: Discovery of Mental Health Records in Custody Disputes, 2003 FAMILY LAW UPDATE (Aspen Publishers 2003)
• Chapter: Preparing Your Client for Mediation, 101+PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE FAMILY LAWYER (2nd ed. ABA Family Law Section 2003)

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude Graduate, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society 
• University of Iowa College of Law, Juris Doctor, with Distinction, Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, volume 75, Member, Iowa Law Review, volume 74

• ABA Family Law Section Chair's Cup, 2002 and 2005.

• Matrimonial Law Arbitration Training, sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2018

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, International Academy of Family Lawyers; Family Law Section of State Bar of Wisconsin; Collaborative Family Law Council, Inc.; Leander J. Foley, Jr. Society of Family Lawyers; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Board of Directors member); Wisconsin Law Foundation; Ozaukee County Bar Association; Waukesha County Bar Association; Member, Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Family Law.  Previous Positions: Chair, Board of Directors, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section; Chief Editor, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law; President, AAML Wisconsin Chapter; President, Wisconsin Chapter of AFCC; Chair, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc.; President, Society of Family Lawyers; Chair, ABA Family Law Section Finance Committee; Council Member, ABA Family Law Section; Chair, Pub. Dev. Board, American Bar Assn. Section of Family Law; Co-Chair, CLE Committee, American Bar Assn. Family Law Section; Co-Chair, Southeastern Chapter, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin; ABA Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission., 2024

“Carlton knows the law and is a strong advocate.”

“Well respected for collaborative law work, too. Great speaker. Very knowledgeable on UCCJEA issues, too. ”

“Very knowledgeable and level headed.A fair and insightful negotiator.”

“Love this guy. Personable, funny and oh so smart. He is extremely well respected in family law.”