About.My name is Martha L. Garcia and I am the owner and operator of M. Lydia Document Services. After 20 years of working as a paralegal for a local attorney I decided to take the next natural step and extend my services to the general public. I believe with my experience I am able to provide the self-help services that people need when doing it on your own seems overwhelming.
I am a strong believer of providing my customers with the tools they need to educate themselves. If I cannot help you I will be upfront with you or refer you to someone who can. |
“Legal document assistant” means: (1) Any person who is not exempted under Section 6401 and who provides, or assists in providing, or offers to provide, or offers to assist in providing, for compensation, any self-help service to a member of the public who is representing themselves in a legal matter, or who holds themselves out as someone who offers that service or has that authority. |
“Self-help service” means all of the following: (1) Completing legal documents in a ministerial manner, selected by a person who is representing themselves in a legal matter, by typing or otherwise completing the documents at the person’s specific direction. (2) Providing general published factual information that has been written or approved by an attorney, pertaining to legal procedures, rights, or obligations to a person who is representing themselves in a legal matter, to assist the person in representing themselves. (3) Making published legal documents available to a person who is representing themselves in a legal matter. (4) Filing and serving legal forms and documents at the specific direction of a person who is representing themselves in a legal matter. (e) “Compensation” means money, property, or anything else of value. (f) A legal document assistant, including any legal document assistant employed by a partnership or corporation, shall not provide any self-help service for compensation, unless the legal document assistant is registered pursuant to Section 6402. (g) A legal document assistant may not provide any kind of advice, explanation, opinion, or recommendation to a consumer about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms, or strategies. A legal document assistant shall complete documents only in the manner prescribed by the client.
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