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Do-It Yourself Divorce: Stay Away

Posted by Daniel Clement on August 20, 2008
Shannon Cavers in The Houston Texas Divorce and Family Law Blog details her observations of a litigant who retained one of the so-called “do-it yourself” divorce services to secure a divorce and then encountered problems. These services routinely advertise over the internet about how they are the supposed low cost alternatives to a divorce lawyer. Typically, these services prepare the divorce papers so the litigant can appear “pro se” (without legal representation) and file the papers in court as an accommodation. I have long wondered why these services are not prosecuted for the unauthorized practice of law. Although these services... More
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