Remember, ‘Ask Standard Legal’ was created to respond only to ‘questions of fact’ for the legal topics listed at the left. So it follows that we cannot respond with suggestions on how a person might structure something or how to proceed; that’s the very definition of legal advice.

You can certainly create an LLC at your discretion with any members you choose to involve. Details about the formation of an LLC can be found here. You might also wish to review the “BUSINESS LAW AND INCORPORATION ARTICLES” at our Standard Legal Law Library to see if an LLC is the best structure for your needs.

But we simply cannot advise you (or even make suggestions) as to the tax or estate issues related to such a decision, or even whether an LLC would function in a certain capacity. In pro se (i.e. “self-help”) law, these are the very types of decisions that must come from the individual “helping themselves”.

If you want or need legal advice, find an attorney. If you need to have a discussion of options on how best to proceed, find an attorney. Unless YOU yourself are 100% certain of the structure you wish to create and the end results of those decisions, find an attorney. To find a local attorney for FREE who specializes in either Estate Planning or Business Law, visit Standard Legal’s Attorney Finder page.

To consider making such a critical long-term financial decision based on some free advice you receive from a faceless person at a legal forms website truly is a bad idea…

You can “help” your parents with a pro se filing — but you cannot “do it for them”. Only individuals who are licensed attorneys are permitted to prepare and file pleadings and other documents with a court on behalf of others. [ Read More… → ]

We assume this request is an effort to get the losing plaintiff in a civil case to pay a pro se defendant for the time it takes to defend himself. (Obviously, the Court will not reimburse a pro se defendant in a criminal case.)

Standard Legal is unaware of any situation in which a person representing himself pro se is entitled to any reimbursement for his time under the guise of “attorney fees”.

This is not to say that other remedies are not available to a pro se defendant in a civil case in which he feels he has been wrongly accused, but the request for “attorney fees” is not a suitable legal strategy for the situation.

There are no specific references, websites or legal materials that we can point you to that would prepare you for such an undertaking. [ Read More… → ]

Representing yourself in any type of legal matter without the benefit of legal counsel is referred to as acting “Pro Se”. [ Read More… → ]

The Standard Legal Software titles offered allow for “self-representation” (also known as “pro se” representation) in common legal matters. Standard Legal provides [ Read More… → ]

A variety of legal organizations and bar associations have conducted studies of self-represented litigants, and these studies show that a wide variety of individuals [ Read More… → ]

The reasons that people offer for representing themselves in legal matters are as many as they are varied [ Read More… → ]

In every state in the United States, individuals are permitted to represent themselves inside the courtroom and/or to handle their own legal issues without the assistance of a lawyer. [ Read More… → ]

Whether a self-help “pro se” individual is looking to transfer real property, file for a divorce, loan money, sell property or set up a business, the use of accurate and up-to-date legal forms and documentation is essential. [ Read More… → ]

No one can argue that there are times when it may be necessary — or at the very least highly advisable — to consult a qualified attorney to handle a legal matter. Especially difficult for pro se cases are [ Read More… → ]