FORSYTHE v. FAMILY COURT COM'R

No.84-833.

131 Wis.2d 322 (1986)

388 N.W.2d 580

Thomas J. FORSYTHE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. FAMILY COURT COMMISSIONER OF DANE COUNTY, Defendant-Respondent,

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Winston Binstock, Madison.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief by Robert Ganch, acting assistant corporation counsel, with whom on the brief was Cal W. Kornstedt, acting corporation counsel, and oral argument by Pamela S. Van Swearingen, assistant corporation counsel.


BABLITCH, J. Thomas J.

Forsythe, Jr., (Forsythe) maintains that he has an absolute right, as a party to a postdivorce proceedings before the Family Court Commissioner, Dane County (Commissioner), to record the entire proceeding at his own expense. We recognize his right to record such. a proceeding, but conclude that exercise of this right is subject to the commissioner's administrative authority. Because we hold that the family court commissioner may limit the method...

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