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How to Start an Online Bankruptcy Forms Processing
Service
by:
Victoria Ring
Due to the
dramatic increase in technology, paralegals now have the ability to
outsource their skills and earn extra money working from home as a
bankruptcy forms processor. Unlike an attorney or notary public, a
bankruptcy forms processor does not have jurisdictional limits. In other
words, a bankruptcy forms processor could live in Yellow Springs, Ohio and
prepare bankruptcy petitions, pleadings, Motions and other court documents
for attorneys practicing in California, New York or any other U.S. state.
In fact, a
bankruptcy forms processor can set up a bankruptcy business in their home
with very little money and earn a full-time income very quickly. This
concept has also opened the door for attorneys practicing in other areas
of law to open a sideline bankruptcy practice, and many of these attorneys
seek a freelance forms processor to process their paperwork for them.
This is
where you as a bankruptcy forms processor can fill a need that is becoming
more popular as electronic filing procedures become more the norm. In
fact, some states now require electronic filing of all court documents.
Paper documents are only accepted by the court from consumers or in other
rare circumstances. It will not be long before all the states will have
electronic filing procedures in place and those resisting the change will
be left behind.
A typical
bankruptcy forms processing business might operate like this:
1. Client
either downloads or is emailed a set of Client Intake Forms in PDF format
to print and fill out at their leisure.
2. Client
will fax or email their completed forms to the attorney or forms processor
for review. If the attorney decides to accept the bankruptcy case, the
forms processor can begin drafting the bankruptcy petition from the
information provided on the Client Intake Forms.
3. Areas of
the Client Intake Forms that are not properly completed by the client or
containing statements that require a more detailed answer would be easy to
take care of. The forms processor or attorney will simply call up the
client and obtain the information. No appointment would be necessary.
4. After
the drafting of the bankruptcy petition, the forms processor saves the
document in PDF format and sends it to the attorney as an attachment on an
email.
5. At this
point the attorney may wish to meet with the clients to review their
bankruptcy petition before filing, but it is not absolutely necessary.
Some attorneys I worked for never meet the client face-to-face except when
they showed up at court. They communicated with the client by email or
telephone.
Note:
Electronically filed documents do not require the client’s signature so it
is not necessary to meet the clients face-to-face before filing the
bankruptcy petition. An attorney is provided with an electronic signature
by the court that he uses to sign all electronic documents filed on behalf
of the client he or she represents.
6. After
the attorney receives the bankruptcy petition by email, he or she will
save it on their computer under the client file name and begin the review.
The attorney can either print out the bankruptcy petition and make changes
with an ink pen, or review it on the computer screen and note any changes
in an email to the forms processor.
7. After
the attorney has approved or made changes to the bankruptcy petition, he
or she will email it back to the forms processor. The forms processor will
make the changes and prepare a final bankruptcy petition ready for
electronic filing. The forms processor emails the final petition to the
attorney for final approval.
8. Upon
approval by the attorney, the forms processor will electronically file the
bankruptcy petition with the proper court or email to the attorney for
printing, copying and filing.
As you can
begin to see, it would be very easy to start a forms processor service
working from home. So if you were like me and are tired of the office
politics and playing the mental games, you now have the opportunity to
work from a peaceful home environment where you can focus more on each
case and give your clients the personal touch that will set your business
apart from the big companies.
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This article is a book excerpt from, “How to Start a Bankruptcy Forms
Processing Service” by Victoria Ring, Certified Paralegal. More
information is available online at
http://www.50statenotary.com/bankruptcybook/
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