Many couples getting divorced are attracted to the low-cost option of document preparation services. With claims of having divorce paperwork done in one hour for cheap rates, it is enticing to keep clicking away on the Internet to file for a divorce.<\/p>\n
Yet these services, which are almost always operated by individuals who are not licensed to practice law, are scams or apply a one-size-fits-all approach that is not appropriate. There is no watchdog organization to monitor their practices and many of the services have outdated, overly simplistic forms. Without an attorney’s advice, couples who use these services inevitably fail to address critical issues. Months or even years after the divorce, the same individuals must hire an attorney to fix a substandard separation agreements and parenting plans, for example.<\/p>\n
Statistics show that the costs of fixing threadbare divorce decrees and parenting agreements are many times the cost of the document preparation service.<\/p>\n