Legal Document Assistance

Common LDA tasks:

Adoption, Annulments, Assignment of Personal Property, Bankruptcy, Case completion, Certification of Trust, Child Support Calculation, Child Support, Child Custody, Collection, Corporations, partnerships, LLCs, Civil actions, Deeds, Divorce and other “Family law” matters, Emancipation of Minor, Evictions, Guardianships, Health Care Directives, Immigration and Citizenship (Specific LDAs with IM Bonds), Marital Settlement Agreements, Mediation, Modification of Child Support, Name changes, Notary, Orders to Show Cause, Paternity, Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, Probate, Powers of Attorney, Qualified Domestic Relations, Orders (QDRO), Quit Claim Deeds, Resumes, Small Claims, Living trusts, Separations, Settlement Agreements, Spousal support, Stipulations, Specific Typing documents, Unlawful Detainer/Eviction, Visitation, Wage garnishments, Will, etc...

Consumer Notice

A Legal Document Assistant (LDA), Unlawful Detainer Assistant, and/or Processs Server are not Lawyers. LDA's provide professional self-help services at your specific direction. Although LDA's cannot select your forms or offer legal advice, they can offer self-help reference materials written or approved by attorneys, such as brochures.

Be sure to seek legal counsel from a licensed attorney if you have any legal questions or require legal advice.

Process Service

Cost of Legal Journey

Legal Publications, Local Rules, and Procedures

What are Legal Document Assistants

Document Preparation Help

Role of Legal Document Assistants

LDAs operate within a legal framework, offering services that strictly adhere to non-legal counsel activities. Their primary functions include "Document Preparation, Form Completion, Filing and Serving, and Information Provision.

Maintaining Legal Boundaries

To avoid unauthorized practice of law, LDAs must strictly adhere to their role as document preparers and facilitators of self-help legal services.

LDA's must Avoid

Must not Provide legal advice tailored to a client's specific situation, Acting as legal counselors by interpreting laws or court decisions for clients, and or Representing clients in court or engage in negotiations on behalf of clients.

Legal Document Assistants in California provide invaluable support to individuals representing themselves in legal matters. By staying within the confines of their role as document preparers and procedural guides, LDAs uphold the integrity of the legal system and ensure that individuals can navigate legal complexities effectively. Understanding and respecting these boundaries is essential for both LDAs and their clients in achieving successful outcomes in legal proceedings.

~ The Legal Connection ~

California Business and Professions Code (BPC) 6400-6415

What Governs the LDA's?

Masters Legal Document Assistance made filing my legal documents easy and stress-free. Highly recommended service!

Sarah J.

Their support was invaluable in navigating legal paperwork. Trustworthy and professional—great service all around.

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Contact us for Legal Document Assistance

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