Estate Planning

Blank Legal Documents: Lack of Legal Advise

By David M. Goldman

I have written several articles on problems with using the "free legal documents" or low cost fill in the blank forms that might be available at your local Staples or office supply shop. Richard Shea of the Connecticut Estate Planning and Elder law Blog has another example of problems that can occur with these "free legal documents"
Richard says that when people use these free forms to create business entities they are not informed about local taxes and reporting requirements. One example is the "Business Entity Tax in Connecticut, The Department of Revenue Services is apparently sending out 23,000 letter to notify people of their failure to comply with the requirement.

In Florida, an online service will not inform you if you need to apply for an occupational license, nor how many your business will need for each location. Perhaps a bigger issue, is that these online services do not know you or your circumstances and cannot utilize or inform you of how to take advantage of certain options or techniques to protect you, your family, or your business partners from each others personal liability.

To discuss if you Florida Limited Liability Company or Florida Limited Liability Company was created properly and your are taking advantage of all of the protections you can, please Contact an attorney or Florida Business Formation Lawyer.

Full post as published by Florida Estate Planning Lawyer Blog on April 13, 2008 (boomark / email).