This blog is the editorial side of US Legal Forms. It exists to explain the paperwork behind the forms: what a document does, when you need it, what it costs, and what the law expects of you before you sign anything.
Who publishes this blog
The publisher is airSlate Legal Forms, Inc., which operates uslegalforms.com and is part of the airSlate family of products. The company has been making state-specific legal forms available online for more than two decades and publishes a library of 85,000+ forms and form packages. For the company itself, its history and its security and compliance posture, see the About US Legal Forms page.
What you are reading here is separate from that: a blog, not a sales catalogue. It is written by the people who build and document the form library, and it is meant to be useful even if you never buy anything.
Who writes and reviews it
Articles carry one of two bylines, and the difference is real:
- US Legal Forms Editorial Team — content specialists and product staff who build and document the form library. They write the procedural guides and keep them current as forms and filing rules change.
- Jayne Welch, Staff Content Attorney and Legal Editor, a licensed attorney (Mississippi Bar No. 104983) with three decades of experience as a dual-licensed attorney and Realtor.
Some articles are additionally reviewed by a licensed attorney before publication. Where that review has happened, the reviewer is named on the article itself with the date of review, so you can tell the difference at a glance. Articles without that line have not been through attorney review. We would rather tell you that than imply a blanket promise we do not keep.
How we source, check, date and correct what we publish is set out in full in our editorial policy.
Where our money comes from
You should read everything here with one fact in mind: the company that publishes this blog sells the documents these articles discuss. US Legal Forms earns money from subscriptions to its form library, and articles on this blog link to those products.
That conflict is why our editorial policy commits to naming the cheaper or free alternative wherever one exists, including doing nothing, hiring an attorney, or using a state court’s own free forms. When an article concludes that you need a lawyer rather than a template, it says so. If you ever find a page here that reads like a sales pitch dressed as guidance, that is a defect and we want to hear about it.
This is information, not legal advice
US Legal Forms is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or act as your attorney. Reading this blog, downloading a form, or contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Law differs by state and changes over time, and no article can account for the facts of your particular situation. For advice about your own circumstances, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
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