COVID-19
Update on Some CA County Courts
On April 1, the Orange County Superior Court issued Special Administrative Order 3 which said the current Covid 19 stay-at-home orders are NOT a valid excuse to ignore or change custody and visitation orders or limit access to children. Apparently, some parents were using C-19 as an excuse to deny visitation, claiming that stay-at-home orders…
Read MoreIsolating with a Partner During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In March, our entire world turned upside down due to the novel coronavirus. It wasn’t very long until couples who were in the process of separating, leaving or divorcing their partner quickly discovered that quarantining together had many unforeseen pitfalls. As a dispute divorce coach and mental health mediator, here are a few suggestions that…
Read MoreHow the Collaborative Process Can Help Your Divorce During a Pandemic?
Some Courts in the US have closed and some are open for emergency issues only due to the threat of spreading the coronavirus to others. This closure has no doubt moved divorce cases further out for 2020, or even 2021. And due to this closure, couples are exploring other ways to handle their divorce process.…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Coronavirus Relief Package Payments to Individuals
In one day, or at least like it seems like one day, our world was turned upside down and we all learned a new word in a matter of seconds, the novel coronavirus. And when this happened several emergency relief packages were passed in Congress to help industries and individuals weather the COVID-19 storm. One…
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