Law Office of Steven Shultz

During the COVID-19 crisis, the Law Office of Steven Shultz is currently offering steeply discounted 30-minutes of legal assistance as low as $40, until April 30 to help ease the stress of navigating the difficult waters of law.

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Shelter in Place in CA: What Happens to My Kids and to Child Custody Agreements? Please note: The information on this post is accurate as 3/30/2020 We will try to keep this post as updated as possible as events continue to unfold. But remember, if you have legal questions, it’s always best to get specific legal advice from a lawyer. Law Offices of Steven Shultz currently offering steeply discounted 30-minutes of legal assistance as low as $40, until April... 30. California’s statewide shelter in place directive has left many parents scrambling to understand their options and their legal rights when it comes to maintaining child custody and visitation schedules. We continue to monitor the situation closely, but there are currently no statewide legal directives on what’s allowed and what isn’t regarding custodial exchanges. Decisions on this are being made at the county level. Most counties are saying exchanges are allowed. In general, the advice we are giving our clients is this: the health of your child(ren) and the caretakers of your child(ren) must be priority. Carefully consider long distance travel, discuss and decide what’s best for the kids, make plans for the other parent to have make-up or even extra time after this is over, and get a regular video chat schedule in place immediately. If you live more than a few miles from the other parent, it would be a good idea to decide together where your child(ren) should stay throughout the course of this directive. Driving a few miles in between should be fine; several miles or even hours apart may not be. Otherwise, if you have a custody order, you can continue to follow it. Please remember, cooperation and consistency are favored in family Court. We think that the Governor's order provides an exception to the stay-at-home order for visitation: the orders states that you are excluded from the rule when providing care to a family member and following the terms of a court order -- these are likely an exclusion to shelter in place, therefore allowing custody exchanges. More importantly, failing to follow court orders can result in an order for contempt. We cannot impress upon you how important it is to cooperate in your CHILD(REN)'s best interests during this time. Health of both parents and the child must be the number one concern. The Courts do not have the resources to be your mediator or the tie breaker - they will only step in if there are pretty serious repercussions that place the child(ren) in "immediate" danger, according to the California Rules of Court and Family Law Code. If you can’t come to an agreement, we can help. Until April 30, book 30 minutes of legal coaching time for just $40 with my expert staff, or $99 with me directly.

Dr. Phil has gathered information from top experts on parenting under the Coronavirus Quaratine. His insight and the experts weigh in on the issues of the Coronavirus and parenting specifically. Here is a link to the video: https://www.drphil.com//coronavirus-parenting-under-quara/

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A colleague of mine provides divorce coaching. The following is a small article regarding self-care during divorce. She has availability if you are interested in personal coaching during or after a divorce. https://www.facebook.com/2102689103353012/posts/2440427899579129?d=n&sfns=mo

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