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How To Start An Online Bankruptcy Forms Processing Service
By Victoria Ring, Fri Dec 9th
How to Start an Online Forms Processing Service byVictoria Ring, Certified Paralegal Due to the dramatic increase in technology, businessprofessionals now have the ability to outsource their skills andearn extra money working from home as a formsprocessor. Unlike an attorney or notary public, a bankruptcyforms processor does not have jurisdictional limits. In otherwords, a forms processor could live in YellowSprings, Ohio and prepare petitions, pleadings,Motions and other court documents for attorneys practicing inCalifornia, New York or any other U.S. state. In fact, a forms processor can set up a bankruptcybusiness in their home with very little money and earn afull-time income very quickly. This concept has also opened thedoor for attorneys practicing in other areas of law to open asideline practice, and many of these attorneys seek afreelance forms processor to process their paperwork for them.
This is where you as a forms processor can fill aneed that is becoming more popular as electronic filingprocedures become more the norm. In fact, some states nowrequire electronic filing of all court documents. Paperdocuments are only accepted by the court from consumers or inother rare circumstances. It will not be long before all thestates will have electronic filing procedures in place and thoseresisting the change will be left behind. A typical forms processing business might operatelike this: 1. Client either downloads or is emailed a set of Client IntakeForms in PDF format to print and fill out at their leisure. 2. Client will fax or email their completed forms to theattorney or forms processor for review. If the attorney decidesto accept the case, the forms processor can begindrafting the petition from the information providedon the Client Intake Forms. 3. Areas of the Client Intake Forms that are not properlycompleted by the client or containing statements that require amore detailed answer would be easy to take care of. The formsprocessor or attorney will simply call up the client and obtainthe information. No appointment would be necessary. 4. After the drafting of the petition, the formsprocessor saves the document in PDF format and sends it to theattorney as an attachment
on an email. 5. At this point the attorney may wish to meet with the clientsto review their petition before filing, but it is notabsolutely necessary. Some attorneys I worked for never meet theclient face-to-face except when they showed up at court. Theycommunicated with the client by email or telephone. Note: Electronically filed documents do not require the client’ssignature so it is not necessary to meet the clientsface-to-face before filing the petition. An attorneyis provided with an electronic signature by the court that heuses to sign all electronic documents filed on behalf of theclient he or she represents. 6. After the attorney receives the petition by email,he or she will save it on their computer under the client filename and begin the review. The attorney can either print out thebankruptcy petition and make changes with an ink pen, or reviewit on the computer screen and note any changes in an email tothe forms processor. 7. After the attorney has approved or made changes to thebankruptcy petition, he or she will email it back to the formsprocessor. The forms processor will make the changes and preparea final petition ready for electronic filing. Theforms processor emails the final petition to the attorney forfinal approval. 8. Upon approval by the attorney, the forms processor willelectronically file the petition with the propercourt or email to the attorney for printing, copying and filing. As you can begin to see, it would be very easy to start a formsprocessor service working from home. So if you were like me andare tired of the office politics and playing the mental games,you now have the opportunity to work from a peaceful homeenvironment where you can focus more on each case and give yourclients the personal touch that will set your business apartfrom the big companies. ** This article is a book excerpt from, “How to Start aBankruptcy Forms Processing Service” by Victoria Ring, CertifiedParalegal. More information is available online at http://www.50statenotary.com/bankruptcybook/ About the author:Victoria Ring is a Certified Paralegal and Notary Signing Agent.She started the first electronic paralegal service onthe internet (The Lawyer Assistant) to serve attorneysnationwide. Victoria has authored 17 books and 850 articlessince her publishing career began in 1988.
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