As the novel coronavirus has changed our daily lives our law office has been able to seamlessly transition from our office inside of the Emerald Plaza to working remotely. For years Contreras Law Firm has been a paperless law office. Our paperless system has been…
Child support is a popular and controversial topic. No one wants to pay child support and the child support received is never enough, and this has been the case even before the pandemic affected us. Child support has become such a huge issue that the…
The harm all businesses, in this case California businesses, are suffering as a result of the recent pandemic continues to grow with every passing day they remain closed. Although the government has offered assistance to businesses through the CARES Act, the truth of the matter…
It is a common misconception that a Prenuptial Agreement is only for the rich and famous. This is not always the case. A Prenuptial Agreement or Premarital Agreement is a contract between an unwed couple in contemplation of marriage, where they can specifically include their…
With the courts current closure and the California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Stay at Home Order, issued on March 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parties are left thinking that their case is on hold until further notice. However, this is not necessarily true. …
Seguir un horario de custodia y visitas puede ser estresante para varias familias y ahora que la pandemia de COVID-19 se ha hecho cargo, los padres se quedan con más estrés y paranoia. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, varios estados han emitido una orden…
El 20 de marzo de 2020, el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, ordenó a sus casi 40 millones de residentes quedarse en casa para evitar la propagación de COVID-19. La orden viene con una multa menor o una multa de hasta $ 1,000. La orden…
During these unprecedented times as the bustling world around us comes to a screeching halt what does this mean for the legal system? In response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), California Governor Issues a Stay at Home Order to California’s nearly 40…
On March 27, 2020, Governor Newsome signed Executive Order N-37-20[1], which provided a moratorium on evictions until May 31, 2020. But what does that mean? The order provides two protections: (1) it conditionally extends the time to respond to an existing eviction petition[2] for 60…
For decades, families around the world have expanded their families via Surrogacy. More recently, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Ricky Martin and Gabrielle Union have welcomed their bundle of joy born via a surrogate. For many families, having the opportunity to conceive via a surrogate…
