Updated: 2020-08-05 by
Here's a rundown of the information we offer on COVID-19 in the areas we cover:
Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits in Your State
Getting COVID-19 Financial Help in Your State
- whether your state is allowing signups for Obamacare
- COVID-19 Eviction Resources for Your State
- Whether it makes sense to file Bankruptcy as part of your Coronavirus financial planning.
Family Issues, Divorce, Child Custody, Handling Affairs of Deceased Loved Ones
- how to handle child custody matters in your county family court,
- how to handle the estate of deceased loved ones.
- How to Write a Living Will in Your State.
What We're Reading...
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Where to Return a Stimulus Payment to a Dead Person? (If you want to)
As reported by AARP recently, "The Treasury and the IRS didn’t use death records to stop payments to dead people because the IRS did not think they had the authority to deny payments to those who filed a 2019 tax return, according to the Government Accountability Office. Treasury also noted that the CARES Act required them to distribute the checks as quickly as possible."
As a result, the IRS has said: more...
Useful Web Resources
Free COVID-19 resources from FastCase
www.fastcase.com
COVID-19 State Legislation Database
www.ncsl.org
The National Conference of State Legislatures brings you up-to-date, real-time information about bills related to and responding to COVID-19 that have been introduced in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Coronavirus Map and Case Count - NY Times
www.nytimes.com
More than 2,524,800 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 125,500 have died, according to a New York Times database. This map shows where the number of new cases is rising and where it is falling in the last 14 days.
Where Are Coronavirus Cases Getting Worse? Explore Risk Levels County By County : Shots - Health News
www.npr.org
State Coronaviruys case count - NY Times
www.nytimes.com
Where $521 Billion in U.S. Small-Business Aid Went
www.bloomberg.com
The Paycheck Protection Program distributed $521 billion in loans to almost 4.9 million small businesses as of June 30. These loans will be forgiven if businesses maintain jobs or rehire laid-off workers and if most of the money goes to payroll. Overseen by the Small Business Administration, it’s the centerpiece of the government’s economic response to the pandemic.
Official CDC Tenant Declaration PDF
www.cdc.gov
The official PDF issued by the CDC. Any form with this language will work.
COVID-19 Eviction Forms
www.covid19evictionforms.com
The latest project from the fine folks at A2J (Access to Justice), using technology to promote law for all.