So the governor has given you a break. Your landlord cannot evict for until the end of May. But rent is still due. So what do you do? Negotiate. While tenants may be dancing in the streets about a moratorium on evictions, the moratorium is only for a few months,...
COVID-19
On Your Marks … Get Set … The Courts Are About to Open Again
The courts have been shut down since mid-March bringing the gears of justice to a screeching halt. All court rooms have gone dark, and only the highest of emergencies are getting a minimal look through electronically distant means. Yesterday (April 29, 2020) the San...
Contreras Law Firm Provides 1,000 Meals to San Diego Families in Need
With the support of NBC 7 and Telemundo 20, Contreras Law Firm was able to provide 1,000 meals to families in need of food assistance this week through the San Diego Food Bank. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on many San Diegans since Governor Newsom’s March 19th...
Do I Still Have to Pay Child Support Even Though I Lost My Job Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
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 government opened...
Has COVID-19 Affected Your Business? Does Your Business Insurance Cover Your Losses?
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...
What is mediation and can I Participate in mediation while social distancing?
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...
Financial Impact COVID-19 will have in the legal field
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...
Repercussions of Eviction Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Leases in San Diego
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...
How international border shutdowns due to COVID-19 have halted the dreams of many families expecting a child via surrogacy.
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...
Force Majeure During COVID-19
Force Majeure is a French term meaning “superior strength,” and is the concept that something of superior strength caused one party to a contract to be unable to perform the terms of the agreement. With the entire state being shut down due to COVID-19, hundreds of...
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