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Estate planning
With Halloween over and Thanksgiving fast approaching, many people will be spending time celebrating with their family, their loved ones. What a great time to think about planning your estate! Do you have a Trust? Or a Will? Have you even thought about your estate and how to plan for the future? Most people don’t want to think about estate planning because they don’t like to think about anything happening to them. But planning your estate is one of the most important things you can do, for your own peace of mind and one of the best things you can do for your loved ones.
Did you know that you don’t need an attorney to complete a Trust or Will? Estate planning is something that a Legal Document Assistant (LDA) can help you with. Contact Debbie at Court Forms Plus for more information on planning your estate.
“I am not an attorney. I can only offer self-help services at your specific direction.”
Divorce documents without Lawyers
It was announced this week that Kris Jenner filed for divorce from, Bruce Jenner, her husband of 23 years. She filed “In Pro Per” which means that she did not use a lawyer to complete her documents. The news report stated that they had “come to an agreement”. What I find interesting about this announcement is that almost every celebrity who has ever had divorce documents filled out and filed use a lawyer. Yet these two, who obviously have the funds available for a lawyer choose to represent themselves. Why do you suppose that is?
For one thing, when you represent yourself, and use a Legal Document Assistant, you have total control over all aspects of your divorce. You and your spouse are the ones that decide everything. Another good thing about representing yourself is that in most counties in California, if you agree and submit the divorce documents in a timely fashion, you won’t even need to go to Court. The two of you discuss, either by phone, in person, by text or email, however is comfortable to you, all aspects of your divorce. Once you’ve determined what your issues are and have agreed on them, your Legal Document Assistant will fill out the divorce documents and in most cases, submit them to Court for you, if you wish.
Another positive aspect about doing your own divorce is that, as long as you stay agreeable and submit the divorce documents to the Court in the proper time, things move much quicker. Yes, it still takes 6 months and 1 day from date of service to become final. But your time spent with your Legal Document Assistant filling out divorce documents is only about 2 to 3 months. And if you need advice most Legal Document Assistants have lawyers that they will refer you to.
It appears that Kris and Bruce Jenner thought about their options and chose the best course of action for them by filing their divorce documents “In Pro Per”. If you and your spouse are contemplating filing for divorce, feel that you can be agreeable and don’t need advice, weigh YOUR options. You may be better off following Kris and Bruce’s lead.
“I am not an attorney. I can only offer self-help at your specific direction.”
Court Forms Plus – # 1 Best of Tracy
Each year our local newspaper has a “Best of Tracy” contest. Readers are asked to vote for their “best” in different categories. This year, Court Forms Plus was voted “#1 Best of Tracy” in the Legal Preparation category! This is the category that is for people who fill out documents for customers, which includes other LDAs in town as well as Attorney offices.
Whether the documents are for divorce, Wills, Trusts, QDROs, Evictions, or any of the other many services we offer, Court Forms Plus always strives to be the “Best of Tracy” by doing everything we can to satisfy our customers. We try to meet the needs of each person who calls or comes into our office, however big or small their needs may be. We stay in touch with our customers, make ourselves available even on days that we are closed and always respond to phone calls or emails from our customers.
Court Forms Plus is proud to have been voted as the “#1 Best of Tracy” this year! We would like to thank those that voted for us and those that trust Debbie and Janet at Court Forms Plus enough to allow us to assist you in whatever you need. Your support and trust of Court Forms Plus means everything to us.