Going through a divorce will take a toll on your emotions, but did you know you could also suffer long-term financial damage if you rush headlong into proceedings without taking steps to protect your credit? If you don’t pay attention to this important aspect of your financial health—or if your spouse intentionally sabotages your credit—you […]
In 2020, as a result of the coronavirus, the US government introduced the CARES Act for federally backed mortgages. The CARES Act is a mortgage forbearance program that allows homeowners to pause their loan payments for up to 360 days during the pandemic.
You and your spouse are ready to call it quits. You’ve done everything you can to make your relationship work out, but it’s clear that it’s just not going to happen. Sadly, you both agree that it’s time to contact attorneys and start on the path to divorce. Fast forward a few weeks and, under […]
If you enter into a purchase agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic and you or your buyer become fearful of COVID-related concerns, it might not be so easy to pull out of the transaction. The standard California Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA-CA) doesn’t contain a Force Majeure clause by default, so unless it was built into the contract from […]