Regarding child custody the law can still be very unfair for same sex parents and that is why it is vital that you try to reach a compromise on all child related matters and try to avoid a custody battle in Court. If you are able to agree on the major issues such as legal […]

Historically the US Citizenship and Immigration Services insisted that heterosexual marriages were the only ones that counted for immigration purposes meaning that only a heterosexual partner could petition for a green card for their foreign spouses. Since Section 3 of the DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the Secretary […]

On June 26th 2013 the US Supreme Court issued its decision in the United States vs. Windsorcase and radically changed the rights granted to same sex marriages. This decision strikes down the Federal Defense of Marriage Act that states that marriage is defined by the union between a man and a woman. The consequences of this decision […]

A foreclosure won’t damage your credit scores forever but will definitely have a serious impact on your ability to obtain another mortgage soon after it happens. Usually the foreclosure will remain on your credit report for seven years but you will have the possibility of obtaining other loans sooner than that depending on which lender […]

California has recently reformed some of the foreclosure process in order to better protect homeowners. One of the most important changes of the law was to ban dual tracking. Before, lenders were allowed to start the proceedings of a foreclosure while a modification of the loan application was pending. Thanks to this new set of […]

There are few alternatives that you might want to consider if you are facing foreclosure. Three of them are the short sale, the deed in lieu of foreclosure and a loan renegotiation. With a short sale you get the authorization from your lender to sell your house for an amount that will not cover the […]

Foreclosure is a legal process in which the lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower (who has stopped making payment to the lender), by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan. This often leads to the owner having to vacate their home or be […]

Government offices, businesses and other places open to the public are required by the Americans with Disability Act to make sure disabled people have full an equal access to their property, goods and services. California’s Disabled Access Laws protect the right of physically and mentally disabled individuals to obtain full and equal access to public […]

The employee with a disability that keeps him/her from performing the essential functions of his/her job must initiate the request for an accommodation. The request can be made orally or in writing and should include: the condition of the disability and its duration; the limitations caused by the condition and how those limitations impact the […]

It seems reasonable to presume that companies will be reluctant to hire people with a disability that would supposedly cost them more money. In reality though, most of the accommodations that the employer will have to make are low cost and disabled employees often prove to be hard-workers, loyal and reliable. The American with Disabilities […]