On March 11th President Biden signed the most recent round of Covid-19 relief legislation (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021), which included another round of stimulus checks and other tax changes. In this article, I’ll be discussing the stimulus checks … Read More
By Amanda Singer When I got married, I found that one of the strangest transitions wasn’t to being newlyweds or calling him my husband but was more related to my new in-laws. I think that often in-laws, especially mothers-in-law, have … Read More
By Amanda Singer As I write this, I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is already over and we’re already in December. Chanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s are going to be here before we know it, and then this year will be … Read More
By Amanda Singer When you’re going through a divorce and have a child in California (or if you’re never been married and you have a child together) you’ll often hear the term “best interest of the child” as it relates … Read More
By Amanda Singer Most often the question I hear from my clients is how do we tell our kids we’re getting a divorce? However, recently I had a client ask me, “How do we say to our friends we’re getting … Read More
By Amanda Singer Most of the time, when people think about cheating, they think about someone having a physical affair, lying about “business trips” or working late to hook up with someone else that that isn’t their spouse. However, cheating … Read More
By Amanda Singer For those people that marry someone who already has kids, they have usually been referred to as a stepparent. However, that term often contains negative connotations. Just think of how many Disney movies involve an evil stepmother. … Read More
By Amanda Singer So, there are many couples out there who may have been scheduled to get married and plans got waylaid with COVID-19. I am actually one of those. Now we only got engaged at the beginning of this … Read More
By Amanda Singer Being ordered to shelter in place can be difficult for people in thriving happy relationships and even more difficult if you were already fighting and unhappy before being ordered to stay home. While many things can be done to … Read More
By Amanda Singer Even before Covid-19 hit and businesses who may have never thought about moving online were forced to move their services online to continue to provide services, we offered online mediation to allow clients to get a divorce online. … Read More