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IN RE PATERNITY OF TUKKER M.O.

No. 93-1929.

189 Wis.2d 440 (1994)

525 N.W.2d 793

IN RE THE PATERNITY OF: TUKKER M.O.: MARY L.O., Petitioner-Respondent, v. TOMMY R.B., Jr., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, there were briefs submitted by James J. Podell and Carlton D. Stansbury of Law Offices of Podell & Podell of Milwaukee and by William W. Moir, III of Hayes, Neumann, Humke, Moir & Bolgert, S.C. of Sheboygan. There was oral argument by Carlton D. Stansbury.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, there was a brief submitted by Carl K. Buesing and Robert H. Halvorsen of Halvorsen & Buesing of Sheboygan. There was oral argument by Carl K. Buesing.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Snyder, JJ.

BROWN, J.

This is a paternity case where the evidence was that the average professional football punter's career lasts about four years. The family court ordered that seventeen percent of Tommy R.B., Jr.'s $400,000 plus football salary be paid as child support and that a major portion be allocated to a trust now to insure Tukker's future needs after Tommy's football career ends. We disagree with the family court's decision to use the percentage standards in this high...

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