003 Divorce Master Radio | California Divorce | Difference Between Full Service & Online Divorce Service (Podcast)

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In this episode, we speak at lengths about the differences between using a full service divorce company in California and using an online service. We provide a full service divorce process, do all the work for you and we cost less than an online type service.

We will talk about how we are able to save you money on your divorce and how we are less expensive than these online California divorce services that make you do all the work. We will also talk about the difference between an online divorce service and what we do.

We will explain all of this in this episode. Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

Online California Divorce Service

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We have been making a big marketing push to talk about our Online California Divorce Service.  Our Online California Divorce Service is unlike any other online divorce service out there, so you are going to want to keep reading.

First, let’s talk about these other services out there.

When you do your research for Online California Divorce Services, you will find numerous companies stating they provide an online divorce service in California. The issue is that these services are completely automated and there is nobody to review what you have done.

It is called automated document assembly.  Essentially, you enter  your info into a long questionnaire and your answers are populated onto the forms.  First issue is that nobody reviews your documents. Second, the divorce forms the online divorce companies use are usually outdated. Third, you have to do all the filing and serving of your documents.

That is not the case when you use our service.  We take care of everything for you.  We will complete all your forms.  On our initial appointment, we will meet with you over the phone and complete the initial documents.  No questionnaires to fill out.

Once we have the initial divorce documents completed, we will send to you to sign and return.  Once received back, we will file them with the court and then serve them on your spouse.  Service can be completed by process server and in most cases by mail in amicable divorce cases.

Our California Online Divorce Service will work just like this throughout the process with us preparing all the documents for you and explaining the process and answering your questions along the way.

With our California Online Divorce Service, we don’t leave you with all the document and hard work.  That is included in our full service Online California Divorce Service.

Please give us a call to discuss your specific divorce case.  We would be happy to assist you.  You can reach us at 661-281-0266.

Cheap & Online Divorce Services Actually Cost You More | Santa Clarita Divorce

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I write pretty often about those cheap online divorce services you can find on the Internet.  And today I want to tell you how these types of services can actually end up costing you more money in the end and how you could have had our Santa Clarita divorce service handle the entire case for you for less.

I received  a call from a gentleman who used one of these online divorce document services.  They paid around $300 for the documents to be prepared by them filing out a questionnaire.  They received the divorce forms and were left confused by what they had to do next.

So they started following the 20 pages of directions they received along with their completed forms.  Step one said they should file the divorce summons and petition.  They did this and paid the $435 fee.

In step 2, the instructions said for the Respondent to file the Response.  So they went down to the courthouse and filed the Response and paid another $435 filing fee.

Filing this Response and paying this fee was totally unnecessary and a waste of their money!

When you are going through an uncontested or amicable divorce, there is no need to file a Response.  There is a process called a Hybrid Divorce in California which allows you to go through the divorce process and only have to pay one fee.

So let’s do the math.  Because they wanted to save money (which we all do) they used an online divorce document assembly service at a cost of $300.  Next they filed a Summons and a Response.  At $435 each that’s $870.    Combined, they have spent $1,170 on their divorce.

Not to mention that they had to do everything themselves.  They had to prepare all their own forms.  Figure out how to file and serve all the documents.  And they have not even prepared or filed their judgment which is the most difficult task!

They could have used our Santa Clarita divorce service and paid less than $1,170 including our fees and the court costs.  We would have prepared each and every document and filed and served them.  These folks would not have had to lift a finger or waste their valuable time trying to figure things out on their own.

Unfortunately, this happens all the time and I get clients calling me who have had trouble completing their divorce with these types of services.

Don’t get tricked into using these cheap online divorce services.

Use our licensed and bonded legal document preparation service that specializes in Divorce.  We take care of everything and will save you money and frustration in the end.