Frequently asked

A registered self-help document service helps self-represented people complete their own court paperwork. You decide which forms you need and what they should say; our guided wizards walk you through the official Judicial Council forms in the court's required format, explaining what each field is asking for in plain language. You type every answer and check every page yourself. We are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.

No. Choosing a legal strategy, deciding what to request from the court, and interpreting what the law means for your situation are legal judgments — and giving that advice would be practicing law. What we can do is explain what each field on the form is asking for, in plain language, so you can make your own informed choices.

You do. Everything you complete is filed under your own name, with your own signature, in your own case. We give you a filing checklist — what to bring, how many copies, and what the clerk's window will ask for — but you stay in control of your case at every step.

Once you complete a guided wizard, your answers appear, it appears in your private portal: the completed documents, the completion guide for each form, and your filing checklists, all downloadable and print-ready. New documents appear automatically as your case moves forward.

It depends on the complexity of your matter and how quickly we can gather your information. Simple, well-documented packets move fastest. After your initial conversation, we will give you a timeline before any work begins.

Some situations genuinely need a lawyer — contested custody disputes, complex property, domestic violence safety concerns, or anything where you're unsure what the law means for you. We'll say so plainly. A self-help document service is the right fit when you know which form you need and what you want to request — we just make sure the paperwork matches your decisions.

Yes. We work exclusively with current Judicial Council of California forms as published at www.courts.ca.gov, and each guide confirms the revision date of the form it covers so you always know you're filing the current version.

Every individual court-form instruction guide is $9.99 flat — one form, one price. Multi-form packets are discounted off the à la carte sum, and the Complete California Divorce Instruction Collection is $99.99. The court forms themselves are free from the California Courts; your purchase is for Errless's independent instructional guide and its guided wizard.