In the days of online mediation, it matters less and less where your mediator is located since you may never see the inside of their office. As a company that works with clients throughout California, although our headquarters are located … Read More
With this month being Mother’s Day, I was thinking a lot about other mother figures in our lives who we should celebrate during this time. While I don’t yet have children, I am an Auntie to many of my friend’s … Read More
Professional Attorney and Family Mediator Amanda Singer (of West Coast Family Mediation Center) chats with India Kern, a Certified Divorce Coach who draws on her own personal experience with divorce to become the coach she wishes she had. They discuss … Read More
In the Covid-19 relief legislation signed by President Biden on March 11th in addition to the stimulus checks that most eligible Americans have probably already received the legislation also increased the child tax credit. The 2021 child tax credit has … Read More
Laurie Itkin, a financial advisor, certified divorce financial analyst (CDFA), television news guest, and author sits down with Professional Attorney and Family Mediator, Amanda Singer (of West Coast Family Mediation Center), to discuss equity compensation. For more information on Laurie, … Read More
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
Getting engaged and then married is usually one of the happiest times in a couple’s life. While it differs for everyone, you’re probably focusing on where you’ll get married, what you will wear, your flowers, and your photographer as you … Read More
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 gotten a bad … Read More
Professional Attorney and Family Mediator Amanda Singer (of West Coast Family Mediation Center) and Syeda Neary (Sy), a certified life coach and a Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS®), talk about how to celebrate the unique transition of divorce and how to … Read More
One of the questions I used to get asked most often by my clients was whether I was married, and until recently, the answer to that had always been no, which then often their follow-up question was, are you ever … Read More