Just Document Preparation, Inc. Celebrates 20 Years with 20% Savings

Just Document Preparation, Inc. marks 20 years of helping self-represented consumers access the justice system by providing a lower cost, legal alternative to the traditional attorney service.
Services include document preparation for living trusts, divorce, custody, support and visitation, simple probates, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption and more. Consumers stay in control of their legal matters while saving thousands of dollars. The business also offers independent paralegal services to attorneys.
The company founder, Annette Gomez started the business in 1996 in Riverside which now includes satellite offices in Murrieta and Rancho Cucamonga. All employees are bonded and registered as Legal Document Assistants, a state […]

Don’t Let The Family Law Courts Harm Our Children

On May 18 The National Review published an article called “Children Need Both Parents After Divorce”. It expresses the need for State lawmakers to pass child-custody reform laws and says that only two states are effectively encouraging family judges to order equal, or almost equal, parenting time in a divorce. It goes on to assert the negative impact on the physical and emotional health and well-being of the children who don’t have both parents actively involved in their lives and the negative impact on their parent’s mental health as well.
This article just further proves the point that we’ve been making, […]

Considerations When Hiring A Legal Document Preparation Service

Is the LDA Bonded & Registered?
California Business & Professions Code §6400 requires all LDAs to be bonded to prepare legal documents in the State of California and registered with the county clerk in the county(ies) of their location. This important protection assures the consumer that the LDA has a required level of education and training, and insurance. Be careful and don’t assume that everyone who claims to be an LDA is in compliance. Do you trust the preparation of your legal documents with someone who doesn’t follow the law? Our management team is bonded and registered.
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Courts Grind To A Halt as Judicial Budgets Are Cut

It is no secret that budget cuts have rolled through local and state agencies for years now. As funding for local courts decreases, the public suffers. These truths have recently made themselves evident with San Bernardino County, specifically in their main family law court in downtown San Bernardino.
Since early 2014 there were many restructuring efforts in the San Bernardino County Court System. Budget cuts led to the court attempting to streamline family law filings and reduce overhead by combining the family law courts in south San Bernardino County into one branch. As of mid 2014 Rancho Cucamonga court no longer […]

Professional Legal Document Assistants –A Guide to Help You Decide Who’s Professional & Who Isn’t

Be careful when choosing who will prepare your legal documents. Not all legal document assistants are the same, and some should clearly be avoided. A professional legal document assistant provides a great value to consumers who wish to move through the legal system on cases without the high prices of attorneys. Professional legal document assistants have an extensive understanding of the forms required by the courts and can quickly prepare documents and initiate cases for consumers. However, there are people who call themselves a legal document assistant, but have not met the state’s requirements to perform this important service. You […]