Monthly Archives: January 2025
Parental Child Abduction Case #2 UPDATED
Update: Jonathan Standeford and Molly Sharma successfully resolved the below matter regarding an internationally abducted minor child from the habitual residence of Mexico. In early January, Jonathan and Molly negotiated the return of the child to the father’s control and custody to secure a passport for the minor child and ultimately, for the child… Read More »
My Wedding Date is Approaching, but I Don’t Have a Prenup – When Should I Get One? Find Out All about When You Should Start Drafting Your Prenuptial Agreement
One of the things that some Chicago couples and individuals who are soon to be married may think about as they head towards the Big Day is whether or not they should think about getting a prenup in place. Indeed, in today’s modern world, more couples seem to be considering entering into a prenuptial… Read More »
How a Former Chicago Bulls Star Player Wound Up On-the-Hook for Child Support Payments and Where Chicago Parents Can Go for Legal Help with Their Child Support Issues
There is no doubt that the issue of child support is very important in many Chicago divorce cases and family law cases involving children. Indeed, when young, minor children are involved in a Chicago divorce, or an unmarried couple splits, typically the non-custodial parent – the parent that the child does not live with… Read More »
Congratulations to Molshree A. Sharma on being selected as a Super Lawyer for 2025!
Congratulations to Molshree A. Sharma on being selected as a Super Lawyer for 2025! The Super Lawyers selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers lists each year.
Congratulations to Jonathan R. Standeford on being selected as an Emerging Lawyer in Leading Lawyers.
Emerging Lawyers have been identified by their peers, and less than 2% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received this distinction.
Congratulations to our own Leading Lawyers!
Molshree Sharma Matthew Arnoux Geraldine Holt Leading Lawyers have been recommended by their peers and less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Leading Lawyers.
Parental Child Abduction Case #2
UPDATE: Jonathan Standeford and Molly Sharma successfully resolved the below matter regarding an internationally abducted minor child from the habitual residence of Mexico. In early January, Jonathan and Molly negotiated the return of the child to the father’s control and custody to secure a passport for the minor child and ultimately, for the child… Read More »
Chicago Tribune Reader Expresses Hesitation to Get Remarried after Divorce, Seeks Advice from “Ask Abby”
How soon is too soon when it comes to remarrying after a divorce in Chicago? Is it best to wait six months, one year, or several years for things to wind down and for the dust to settle after a Chicago divorce to go down the aisle again, or should a person follow their… Read More »
“Marital Property” and “Non-Marital Property” in Chicago Divorces – What Do These Terms Mean and Where Can You Go for Legal Help with Your Chicago Divorce?
One of the things that married individuals who are interested in the divorce process or who are actively seeking a divorce may be concerned about is what will happen to all of the property, assets, and debts that have been accumulated throughout their marriage? Indeed, one of the most challenging, most complex, and most… Read More »
Worried that a Chicago Judge Won’t Grant Your Divorce? Learn Three Reasons Why Your Divorce Might Be Denied by a Judge in Chicago and What You Can Do About It
Gearing up to get a divorce is, for most married individuals in Chicago, no easy thing. Between making the final decision to actually move forward with the divorce process, to attempting to figure out the Chicago divorce process and file the divorce papers, to informing family, friends, and kids about the news, going through… Read More »