Mon 28 Jan 2008
The pre-paid legal pans need to be considered if you want one. Before you enroll you should have the first hand information. We give below the list of what you get and what you don’t get.
1) Office and Telephone Consultations: The telephone consultancy is unlimited and you can contact your assigned lawyers any time you want to clear some issue. You can contact your attorney for 30 minutes per day which is included in your legal plan and does not cost you a penny if you are registered for a pre-paid plan. The condition being that you can talk about a different legal matter. This is beneficial as this works as a preventive medicine which can prevent the problems before they arrive. It helps in taking the legal course so that unnecessary legal problems are avoided. To avoid all this you can talk to your attorney who can help you.
2) Follow-up Service: The attorneys assigned to you can help you by writing letters and making phone calls on your behalf to third parties. This follow up service can help to solve the legal problems.
3) Legal Document Review: Insurance policies, sales contract and leases can be viewed by your attorneys. The only condition is that they should be simple personal legal documents. You can consult your attorney about these documents and get their advice on it. Find out more about life insurance.
4) Drafting of wills: Usually will is a document which gives direction to any person to distribute your assets in a manner to people after your death. The attorney can help you to draft the will according to the state law you are residing in. They can also help you in appointing a guardian or establishing a trust on your behalf.
5) Discount on regular fees: The additional services when required which is not covered in the written pre-paid plan agreements can get you a discount of up to 25 to 30 % discount. The services can include family matters such as divorce, custody of children and court representation for traffic tickets and law suits.
The legal paperwork while signing the pre-paid plan need to be looked into and they are:1) Written fee agreement: Here it is outlined what services are included in the plan, at what cost and how the payment is to be made.
2) Grievance procedure: The document also will detail on the complaints about the attorney and the disputes regarding the services provided for the fee collected.