What happens in a pretrial meeting for child custody in wisconsin?

I have a pre-trial meeting scheduled for my custody battle. I live in Milwaukee, WI. I just want to know what that all entails? What will happen, what will be said? Will there be any decisions made in this meeting? is there anything specific I should expect?What happens in a pretrial meeting for child custody in wisconsin?
Mediation. Basically they will see what you agree on, the rest will go before the court.What happens in a pretrial meeting for child custody in wisconsin?
Popeye is right, it is mediation, but be prepared like you would be for court. You can't just say things like "I think I should have the child every other week in the summer, without having a plan for how that would interrupt daycare.



The thing about mediation is that it is kind of like buying a car, don't go in there and agree to the sticker price. You know the ncp is suppose to get every other weekend....but what if the weekend lasted from Thursday after school until Monday morning school? Judges and Guardian ad Litems really like it when the other parent has to have school time too, and has to have the responsibility to get the child there, and have homework done....just like a real parent! But if the ncp is not reliable it is nice to have a buffer worked in that if they get the child to school, or pick him/her up late from school 3 or more times in one school year visitation reverts to friday at 6pm to Sunday at 6pm from there on out.



And you know the cp (custodial parent) is suppose to get child support, well look up in your state what the max percentage is, in georgia it is 23% for one child, and then ask for the full 23%.



Mediation is all about asking for the moon and see what you actually get. Mediation is also the only time where child support and visitation are linked. One person may say, I'll give you X amount per month, but only if I can have the child for extended weekends. But you must be ready to compromise on some things or the mediator will report back to the court that you were completely uncooperative, and judges don't like to have to get in the middle of what they consider two grown adults acting like children.