Divorce Paralegal Services Plus Limited Scope Attorney Representation

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Divorce Paralegal Services Plus Limited Scope Attorney Representation

We are very excited to announce that you can now use our divorce paralegal service in Santa Clarita and also receive limited scope attorney representation.

This is how it works. When you decide to use our divorce legal document preparation service, we will take care of all the paperwork related to your divorce. We will prepare, file and serve all documents and complete your divorce for you.

If, for some reason, you case has issues that end you up in court, we can refer you to a flat fee attorney service who represent you in your hearing.

Limited scope representation simply means that the attorney is representing you for a specific function and when that has ended, so does the representation.

Let me give you an example of how this would work. I have a client whose spouse filed a motion and there is an upcoming hearing. Husband came to me to assist in drafting his response and declaration.

He was feeling a little uneasy about representing himself in court because his wife had an attorney. But at the same time, he did not want to spend the $3,500 to be represented in court.

So he came to me and used our affordable document preparation service to draft his response and declaration saving him thousands of dollars. Then we referred him to a divorce attorney who was willing to represent him just at the hearing.

Essentially, he will only be paying the attorney for the hours he spends in court. This is a tremendous savings for him. Not only does he get expert divorce document preparation, but also receives attorney representation at his hearing.

Limited scope representation is not something new. However, attorneys don’t like to offer this service because there is more money to be made in full representation.

Please give us a call to learn more about how using our divorce paralegal service and a limited scope attorney service can help save you thousands of dollars on your divorce.

We are headquartered in Santa Clarita and specialize only on divorce and serve all of Los Angeles area courts.

Free Divorce Attorney Consultation When Using Document Preparation Service

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Free Divorce Attorney Consultation When Using Document Preparation Service

If you read our article about our searching for a flat fee attorney in Santa Clarita who would provide more affordable divorce representation, then you know we are always looking for ways help our divorcing clients save money, even when they may need to hire an attorney.

After I wrote that article asking if there were any flat fee attorney’s in Santa Clarita who would provide free attorney consultations and flat fee divorce representation, I ran into just such an attorney.

While 90% of my clients get through the entire divorce process without any need for an attorney, I do get my fair share of contested cases where one spouse has hired and attorney and the other spouse does not have money to hire an attorney.

When this happens, they usually come to me to help assist them with their divorce case and prepare their responses, etc. But I always wanted to have my service go a step further and provide a great legal service.

The arrangement I made with this attorney is that he will provide a free divorce consultation to any of my clients that need one. This way you can use my affordable divorce document preparation service and when you need legal advice, you can speak to the attorney free of charge.

This greatly improves the service I am able to offer. No longer do you have to make a choice between using a paralegal service or paying the high costs of attorney representation.

Now you can use our divorce paralegal services, get your legal questions answered and, if need be, have representation in court for one low flat fee.

If you are looking for the best value with your divorce in Los Angeles, give us a call. We are headquartered in Santa Clarita and serve all the courts in LA County.

Sure Are A Lot Of Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

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Sure Are A Lot Of Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita sure has its fair share of divorce attorneys. I guess it goes with the territory as our city continues to grow.

What is interesting is that all these divorce attorneys are fighting to get a piece of the divorce business in Santa Clarita. There is no shortage of divorcing couples it seems.

The buzz on the street is that divorce attorneys are starting to see a lighter load of new clients these days. They are wondering what might be the cause.

I can think of 2 reasons. Cost and lack of need.

First, lets talk about cost. The cost of hiring a divorce attorneys continue to rise. With average divorce attorneys in Santa Clarita charging around $300 per hour and those that consider themselves top-shelf charging $500 per hour.

Thats a lot of money for anyone. And now that they are seeing less new clients, they have only a few ways of keeping the money coming in the door. Some have resorted to raising their hourly rates so they can make more money off the clients they already have. Ouch!

Now lets talk about the lack of need. Word is starting to spread that you just don’t need an attorney to get divorced. More and more people are taking to using our divorce document preparation service and avoid the high costs of attorney representation.

Why in the world would you hire an attorney at $500 per hour to prepare your divorce documents? Some people do so because they don’t know there are any other options.

We are here to make sure Santa Clarita residents know there is a better and more affordable option to getting divorced.

We do everything form completing your documents, filing them and explaining the divorce process. We prepare your divorce documents exactly as they would be done with that expensive attorney. Give us a call to learn more.

You’re A Fool If You Don’t Hire An Attorney – Santa Clarita Divorce

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You’re A Fool If You Don’t Hire An Attorney – Santa Clarita Divorce

I have been doing a lot of reading lately and recently came upon an attorney marketing piece that stated that one of the top 5 mistakes you can make during your divorce is failing to hire an attorney.

He even went as far as to say “represent yourself and you have a fool for a client” referencing an old saying.

The reasons provided was because of the highly emotional nature of divorce and that you don’t know how the court process works and don’t understand what to do in a court hearing or how evidence works which will harm your ability to come out on top during your divorce.

This may be true if you have a contested case and end up in court in front off a judge. But statistics tell us that if you actually go to trial during your divorce, you are the minority of cases.

In uncontested divorce cases, none of this applies. So you would not be a fool to represent yourself if your not going to court. You would actually be much the opposite.

I think you are smart if you decide to represent yourself during divorce. I think you would be even smarter if you hires our divorce document preparation firm to complete your divorce and help you through the process.

I agree that you should get a consultation with an attorney if you have legal questions. We are the first people to say you should speak to an attorney on a consultation basis only if you have legal type questions.

But outside of needing legal advice and representation in court, we an assist you in the divorce process, explain procedure and handle all the paperwork.

Give us a call today and speak directly to our legal document assistants so we can explain how we will help you get through your divorce. And we promise not to call you a fool.