In order to save an increasingly number of consumers are relying on using online legal documents. Using online legal documents to avoid spending money on attorneys might seem like a good idea, but there are many inherent risks involved that could have costly consequences down the road. A flawed legal document could get rejected by a court outright and potential heirs could be left with a serious problem. If a person gets into a dispute with an online legal company they might not be able to take them to court. There are many complex estate issues that a person might have that would require the assistance of an experienced estate planning attorney, trying to take the easy and cheap route could be a costly mistake.
See Catey Hill, Don’t buy legal documents online without reading this story, Market Watch, November 23, 2015.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse for bringing this article to my attention.
