Gender Bias in Family Law
Gender bias can be implicit or explicit and occurs in our daily lives whether we are privy to it or not. We continue to see gender bias in our day-to-day lives, and family law is no exception.
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How Courts Hear Children
The Hague Convention aims to expeditiously return children who have been unilaterally removed from their habitual residence by an abducting parent. But what happens when more mature children have their own preferences?
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Molshree “Molly” Sharma Named to Crain’s Chicago’s 2020 Notable Women in Law
Congratulations to Molshree Sharma, of Feinberg Sharma, who was chosen for the 2020 Notable Women in Law list by Crain’s Chicago Business. It was a competitive field, with over 200 nominations received.
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Gia M. Conti joins FS as newest partner
Feinberg Sharma is pleased to announce the addition of Gia Conti as our newest partner. Her focus began in general civil litigation and has transitioned over the years to the complexities of high net worth asset divisions, business valuations, maintenance, as well as the intricacies of parental decision making (custodial issues) and parenting time disputes.
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Joy M. Feinberg Named To The Top 100 USA Family Law Trial Lawyers
Feinberg Sharma (FS) is pleased to announce that partner Joy M. Feinberg has been elected as a Diplomat of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers (ACFTL).
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So You’re Getting Divorced: What to Expect and How to Proceed
Can I stop the divorce? If you are not the spouse who filed for divorce, you probably cannot stop the proceeding. If your spouse wants to get a divorce, he or she has a right to do so—no state will force a spouse to remain married.
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International Child Custody & the Hague Convention
What remedies are available to left-behind parents when one parent unilaterally removes a child from the child’s place of habitual residence to another country?
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Hindu Marriage and Divorce: Issues That Affect Dissolution Matters in the United States
Molshree “Molly” A. Sharma recently wrote an article for the American Bar Association Journal on Hindu Marriage and Divorce.
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All Over the Map
The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of Child Custody provides for an expeditious return of children wrongfully taken from their habitual residence. Different interpretations of the Convention’s key terms have led to inconsistent applications by the federal circuits.
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Molshree ‘Molly’ Sharma Named to Crain’s Chicago’s Notable Women
Sharma, a partner at family law firm Feinberg Sharma, received the honor which recognizes legal industry leaders in Chicago
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After Your Divorce Is Final: Tying Up Loose Ends
While your divorce may be over, your obligations under the terms of your divorce may be just beginning. It is imperative that you have a clear and complete understanding of the judgment and agreement.
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Maintenance and Cohabitation
What happens if a maintenance recipient does not marry but simply cohabits?
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Domestic Violence Harms the Child! The Seventh Circuit Puts Children First in International Custody Disputes
What happens when a United States citizen parent takes her child from a foreign country, where they have been living, to the United States in order to escape domestic violence?
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Inter-country Child Abduction – Indian Legal Response
As the world shrinks and people travel all over the world to work and live so do they establish families and roots where they go.
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Affidavits of Support: Another Option for Divorcing Immigrant Spouses
In addition to seeking spousal maintenance, divorcing immigrants who moved to the United States to get married might have another, and perhaps better, way to seek support - suing to enforce the affidavit of support signed by their sponsoring spouses.
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Family Law Support Awards for Adult Disabled Children in Illinois
As social-service resources grow more scarce, parents will increasingly be called on to support disabled children past the age of majority. This article looks at the factors that affect support awards under 750 ILCS 5/513 and discusses national trends.
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Does an Expert Witness’ Opinion Depend on Who Hired Them?
Joy Feinberg recently wrote an article for Family Lawyer Magazine on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of expert witness selection.
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