Legalzoom.com

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darbypitcher22
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Dec 30, 2009 12:11am
Anybody think this is absolutely retarded? Anywhere where they claim you can process a will in minutes sounds like a complete and total crock to me....
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charliehustle14
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Dec 30, 2009 12:20am
Collin Cowherd endorses it, so it must be legit.
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TBone14
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Dec 30, 2009 12:51am
So does Rome. Legalzoom is not a law firm..rather a company that gives self help that was started by top attornies.
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TBone14
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Dec 30, 2009 12:54am
Apparently so does FreeHuddle because it is the banner ad at the top of the page.
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darbypitcher22
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Dec 30, 2009 1:04am
FreeHuddle endorses everybody... they show Babma and USC banners when those teams are discussed on college football forum too
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queencitybuckeye
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Dec 30, 2009 8:17am
darbypitcher22 wrote: Anybody think this is absolutely retarded? Anywhere where they claim you can process a will in minutes sounds like a complete and total crock to me....
I'd guess a "fill in the blanks" type of will would be adequate for the majority of people.
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believer
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Dec 30, 2009 8:40am
It has its place. I think it's a great service for the do-it-yourselfer. Now if you're an attorney, you probably don't like it so much!
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thedynasty1998
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Dec 30, 2009 9:07am
I think it's a great service. A will is probably fairly standard, so why pay a lawyer $200.00 an hour when it can be done fairly simple by yourself.
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fan_from_texas
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Dec 30, 2009 9:55am
I've never used it, but I've heard good things. Most wills are fairly standard (and many state codes have sample wills in them where you just fill in the blanks). A very basic will done by our trusts & estates guys runs a few thousand dollars. Unless you're doing something complicated, legalzoom may make a lot of sense.

For most people, it's a tradeoff. Do you want to pay $200 to have something "pretty good"? Or $1,000 to have it "very good"? Or $5,000 to have it "perfect"? For a big corporation with billions on the line, it makes sense to go to the best. For Joe Public, it may not be worth it.
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I Wear Pants
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Dec 30, 2009 3:40pm
Three things everyone needs to have:
Will
Living will
Durable health care power of attorney.