Legal Zoom

Question: #1: I am looking at legalzoom sevice for tax servicesfor 1200.00 does it make sense to do that if istart an LLC?
I have started an LLC with legalzoom and they areoffering tax services through a "consulting"partner, I am wondering if it is worth 1200 or isit available locally for a better relationship anddeal?We are an oline LLC in California. Pleasecomment if you are part of a firm who does thiswork or if you have experience with a flat rateservice like this. - asked by cpiesam

That is too much , you can get better tax serviceat tax filing website like
http://taxfiling.co.in/. - answered by: Rina S
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Question: #3: How reliable is legalzoom.com?
Has anyone had documents made and actually putinto use? I was told that many estate lawyers usesimilar forms and essentially fill in the blanks. My situation is not overly complicated. We have 1rental property and 1 primary residence. We haveone child and one on the way. I was planning onusing legalzoom.com once the last child is born tocreate a will and living trust. Any advise? - asked by Rez

The difference between you entering data on blanklines and an attorney doing that is that theattorney went to law school, and, theoretically,knows what belongs and what doesn't.Legalzoomworks fine... as long as you know the rightinput.Just like tax prep software, it works greatif the input is good. Otherwise, garbagein/garbage out.There is no substitute forknowledge - answered by: kckid2
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Question: #5: has anyone had legal issues using legalzoomdocuments in courts and/or various states?
I believe this to be a great service. However, I'mwanting to know if anyone has used these documentsin a court system and if they experienced anyproblems with the documents. - asked by jbl9950

I have never used legalzoom, but I do know thatthere are a lot of these companies that prepare"legal" forms for wills, and trusts, and othersuch legal documents, and have a large potentialto cause legal disputes. Legalzoom is one of thesecompanies. There are problems with suchstandardized forms, particularly in the case ofwills. In most states there are two forms ofwills. One that is formalized (usually where alawyers writes the will for you after you tellthem what you want the will to do, and you sign itin front of witnesses who also sign it), and onethat is halographic (meaning in your ownhandwriting). If you use one of thesestandardized forms but do not go through theformal process that's required in your state, yourwill can be considered invalid (which basicallymeans you died without a will). It will not beconsidered a formalized will. So then in that casethe form is completely useless. Sometimes, thenin some states, the court will consider the will ahalographic will (which doesn't require all thatformalization) But halographic wills, must beentirely in your own hand writing (no typedrewritten words at all). Thus I suppose you couldjust take the form and rewrite the entire documentyourself by hand if you don't want to go throughthe formalized process, but I would not recommendthat. There are still problems with these "form"wills as they are sometimes called, even if youget them formalized, or entirely rewrite them,because they are not specific to your individualneeds. Everyone wants specific things in theirwill, and sometimes you may think that what youradding is for the benefit of your beneficiaries,but that can be a tricky issue of legalinterpretation. Only a lawyer can really help youfigure out what would be best for your particularsituation. They may even be able to recommendthings that you would never have found usinglegalzoom. In the end, using such a program forcomplicated legal documents, particularly wills,is a dangerous proposition, and I would avoid it. [PS Also since the "form" documents are notindividualized they can create, and do create hugelegal battles later on which are extremely costly,especially if they document relate to largeamounts of money, which legal documents often do] - answered by: Slexie
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Question: #7: Has anyone ever used legalzoom.com? Is it legit?
I am preparing a will and am considering usingtheir product. Is this a reputable site/product?Please advise. - asked by phammond32

I have used it a few times and have been veryhappy. I asked my attorney about the site and heagreed, it is a very good site for wills, POAmedical and financial, LLCs, etc. - answered by: halestrm
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Question: #9: Has anyone filed divorce papers online? Legalzoom?
I want to file for an uncontested divorce online. It is a mutual split, with no property or childissues since we have none. Have any of you donethis? I know going to an attorney is a good ideaalso, but it sounds very expensive and I can'tafford that now that I am alone. Any friendlyadvice? Thanks =) - asked by seperated

When I got divorced my husband (at the time) wentto the courthouse for our county and filed fordivorce. I was served with the divorce papers,and a court date. We went to court the judgeasked a few questions and asked if there wasanything we needed to discuss. My ex said that wewere to split the bank account on the date of thedivorce, and that he was to refinance a vehicle weowned within 6 months. The judge added that tothe decree and it was done. We were very much inthe same situation and it was easy. From date offile, to date of divorce, 90 days! Just make sureanything that you decide and agree on, you writedown and ask the judge to note in the decree. Wedid it, and there were no problems. - answered by: *baby*2008*
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