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Legal paperwork. A little less overwhelming.
Legal paperwork. A little less overwhelming.
Our Services
Divorce & Family Law
Help with paperwork for divorce, custody, visitation, child and spousal support, and paternity. We prepare your documents with care, based on your information and decisions.
Guardianship
Caring for a loved one can bring unfamiliar paperwork. We help prepare guardianship documents at your direction, with personal attention throughout the preparation process.
Restraining Orders
Difficult circumstances deserve patient, respectful support. We help prepare restraining order paperwork using the information you provide, with care and attention to your privacy.
Wills, Directives & Deeds
Prepare for the future and put your wishes into writing. We prepare basic wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and deeds based on your instructions.
Limited Probate Matters
We help prepare documents for certain probate matters, with compassionate support and clear communication about our services.
Small Claims
Taking a dispute to small claims court? We help prepare your court documents and assist with filing steps, making the paperwork easier to manage.
Business Formations
We help prepare and file formation documents for the business structure you’ve selected.
Criminal Record Relief
Prepared at your direction, using your information with care, discretion, and attention to detail.
Name and Identity
We prepare petitions for name changes and gender or sex identifier update so your records reflect who you are.
Judgment Enforcement
We prepare the collection forms you choose, including writs, wage garnishments, and abstracts of judgment.
Emancipation Petitions
We prepare emancipation petitions and supporting forms at your direction, carefully organized.
Process Serving
We offer process serving with professional attention and clear communication, so you have one less task to manage.
You Make the Decisions. We Help With the Paperwork.
A Legal Document Assistant (LDA) is a registered professional who helps you prepare legal documents when you’re handling your own legal matter. We aren’t attorneys and cannot give legal advice or represent you in court. We’re here to make document preparation feel less overwhelming, so you don’t have to tackle the paperwork alone.
Let’s Make Your Legal Case More Manageable
Get in Touch
Call, text, or send us a message about the document help you need. We’ll confirm how we can assist and explain pricing and what to expect before we begin.
We Prepare Your Paperwork
We prepare your selected documents using your information and instructions. You’ll review the details with us so your paperwork reflects your directions.
Let Us Handle Service, Too
Need your documents delivered to the other party? Our optional process serving service takes that task off your list. We’ll discuss the location, timing, and cost with you.
Reach out to get started
Have a question about our legal document preparation services? Tell us a little about what you need using the form.
We’ll follow up to discuss how Crestline Legal can help, answer questions about our process and pricing, and explain the next steps.
Frequently asked Questions
What is a Legal Document Assistant in California?
A Legal Document Assistant, or LDA, helps people prepare legal paperwork when they are handling a matter themselves. California requires LDAs who provide paid self-help services to be registered.
An LDA completes the documents you select using the information and instructions you provide. An LDA is not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice.
What services does Crestline Legal offer?
We provide document preparation for a range of California matters, including:
- Family law: Divorce, child custody, visitation, child and spousal support, and paternity.
- Guardianship: Guardianship paperwork.
- Small claims: Small claims documents.
- Restraining orders: Request and response paperwork.
- Limited probate matters: Document preparation for supported probate procedures.
- Estate planning documents: Wills, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives.
- Deeds: Deed preparation based on your instructions.
- Business paperwork: Business formation documents and Employer Identification Number (EIN) application assistance.
- Expungements: Paperwork for eligible criminal record relief.
- Process serving: Delivery of legal documents and related proof-of-service paperwork.
The services available depend on the documents and assistance you need. Contact us to confirm whether your request is within our scope.
What can a LDA help me with?
An LDA can prepare your selected documents at your direction, make published forms available, and provide general published legal information written or approved by an attorney. An LDA can also file and serve documents at your specific direction.
What can’t a LDA do?
An LDA cannot choose your forms, tell you what to request, recommend a legal strategy, interpret your rights, or represent you in court. You make the legal decisions; we help with the paperwork.
Do you only serve Crestline or San Bernardino County?
We serve clients throughout California. Whether you live in the mountains, along the coast, or elsewhere in the state, you’re welcome to contact us about document preparation. Let us know your county and the service you need so we can confirm the details.
What does working with Crestline Legal look like?
We keep the process straightforward:
- Tell us what you need. Share the paperwork you want help with, your county, and any upcoming deadlines.
- Review the scope and cost. Before services begin, you’ll receive a written agreement explaining the work and fees.
- Provide your information. You supply the documents, details, and instructions needed for preparation.
- Review your paperwork. You check the prepared documents for accuracy before signing.
- Complete the agreed services. Depending on your agreement, this may include document delivery, filing, or process serving.
What is process serving, and can you help with it?
Process serving is the formal delivery of legal documents to notify someone about a court matter. It follows specific rules and usually requires proof documenting how and when the papers were delivered.
Crestline Legal offers process-serving assistance. Send us the documents, service address, and any known deadlines so we can confirm availability, pricing, and the details of your request.
Meet Stacey
I’m Stacey Lake, a registered Legal Document Assistant (LDA #439) and your neighbor here in the mountains. I’ve worked in the legal field since 2006, and I believe getting help with paperwork should feel approachable and personal.