{"id":737,"date":"2019-04-20T13:05:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/?p=737"},"modified":"2019-04-10T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:06:37","slug":"what-are-the-risks-of-using-a-diy-legal-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/what-are-the-risks-of-using-a-diy-legal-document\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the risks of using a DIY legal document?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It is cheap and easy to purchase DIY kits for producing legal documents, but they don\u2019t come without risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whilst it may appear to be quick and simple to fill out a do-it-yourself template for a legal document, can you really be confident that it is valid and will achieve the desired outcome?<\/p>\n<p>Just some of the dangers of using a DIY legal document include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Document is invalid.<\/li>\n<li>Template is outdated.<\/li>\n<li>Errors mean it results in a different outcome than desired.<\/li>\n<li>Errors incur a penalty.<\/li>\n<li>Distress for you and your family if the desired outcome is not achieved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to legal documents, just one small mistake or miswording could invalidate or completely change the meaning of the document.<\/p>\n<p>The law is intricate and complex, and precision and accuracy are key. Sometimes, in the simplest of cases, a generic template may suffice, but often a more bespoke approach is required.<\/p>\n<p>Legal documents can have long-lasting effects for you and your family and are not something that we\u2019d advise trying to take shortcuts with.<\/p>\n<p>Saving money on the cost of your legal document could well turn out to be false economy if a mistake then incurs penalties or you are required to start again due to an error.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages of using the services of a specialist solicitor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having your legal documents created by a specialist solicitor will save you time and stress as well as offering you peace of mind that they are free of errors, valid, and will achieve your desired outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Your solicitor will also be able to offer you bespoke advice and guidance tailored to your individual needs, advising you on additional areas that you may wish to consider.<\/p>\n<p>At Lund Bennett our team of specialist solicitors can create professional legal documents for every aspect of family law, from cohabitation agreements to separation agreements. Give our team a call on 0161 927 3118 to discuss your requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is cheap and easy to purchase DIY kits for producing legal documents, but they don\u2019t come without risk. Whilst it may appear to be quick and simple to fill out a do-it-yourself template for a legal document, can you really be confident that it is valid and will achieve the desired outcome? Just some&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/what-are-the-risks-of-using-a-diy-legal-document\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What are the risks of using a DIY legal document?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[282,175],"tags":[3,12,13,58,49,283,169,42,11,9,19],"class_list":["post-737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy-legal-document","category-lund-bennett","tag-divorce-law","tag-divorce-laws","tag-divorce-lawyer","tag-divorce-settlements","tag-divorce-solicitors","tag-diy-legal-document","tag-family-law","tag-family-law-lawyers-altrincham","tag-family-solicitor","tag-lund-bennett","tag-lund-bennett-law"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}