Online services that promise to give you a will or some other “standard” document offer a false sense of savings and are generally speaking a false economy, that is, they save money up front but can lead to vastly expensive or tragic consequences down the road.
This is because the one size fits all approach does not take into account the client’s specific situation which may have nuances that escape this formulaic approach, leaving you exposed to all kinds of unforeseen consequences.
The advantage of an attorney is that you have an actual person taking into account your unique situation and crafting a document that suits your needs, not the masses. If your situation truly is simple, then what you will pay an attorney will be relatively low.
The other advantage of an attorney, is that you have built a relationship that you can rely upon to bounce ideas off of or pose questions. Everyone has had the experience of calling in for customer support and having to slog through a never-ending maze of prompts and choices, when all you have is a simple yes or no question. An attorney cuts through all that. You get to talk to an actual person. And, if it is truly a simple issue, you will have saved a lot of time and frustration with a simple phone call or email. I am not the first person to write about the problem with online legal services so I encourage you to research for yourself some of the consequences and shortcomings of those services.
This is because the one size fits all approach does not take into account the client’s specific situation which may have nuances that escape this formulaic approach, leaving you exposed to all kinds of unforeseen consequences.
The advantage of an attorney is that you have an actual person taking into account your unique situation and crafting a document that suits your needs, not the masses. If your situation truly is simple, then what you will pay an attorney will be relatively low.
The other advantage of an attorney, is that you have built a relationship that you can rely upon to bounce ideas off of or pose questions. Everyone has had the experience of calling in for customer support and having to slog through a never-ending maze of prompts and choices, when all you have is a simple yes or no question. An attorney cuts through all that. You get to talk to an actual person. And, if it is truly a simple issue, you will have saved a lot of time and frustration with a simple phone call or email. I am not the first person to write about the problem with online legal services so I encourage you to research for yourself some of the consequences and shortcomings of those services.
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