I went through an adoption case to adopt my grandson. From the very first day that I met Dennis at Afforadable Paralegal he was extremely friendly and thorough! He was very clear with me on what his services entailed and always remained professional! The case continued on for over two years and he remained with me to assist with the paperwork through the end. If you ever need your legal documents prepared I HIGHLY recommend this company with very fair rates!! read more

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Dennis did a great job getting our guardianship done for our grandson. there was a lot of hoops to jump through and he helped all the way through. read more

Even my Lawyer said they were "playing games" when asked to provide documents they had prepared.

If I could do negative stars I would. I went to them after a trusted friend referred me to them. So I felt like I was in good hands. Red flags started flying shortly after I walked in to his office. At times he was rude. And didn't seem to be able to stay on track. This should have been a red flag. But I stuck it out. I was in a hurry to get what I went there for done. And it was dragged out way longer then it needed to be. I went to have him help with paperwork for a Step Parent Adoption. My husband of 13 years was Adopting my now 16yr old son. We went and filed. the paperwork and the next step in the process is to have someone meet with you and your family to verify that its in the best interest of the child to adopt. We were able to get that step done. We were told once that step was done then the courts will mail us a court date. So we waited... About a month an a half later and no letter from the courts. I went the courts and was told my husband needed to call. He was to ask for Cindy. When we spoke with Cindy it really seemed like she was new maybe. Not really sure what we needed. At the end of that mess. We were told that their was a form missing. This was the next red flag. After all we paid someone to fill out the paperwork. Why is there paperwork missing? We found out that the form that was needed was to establish if my son had ties to a Native American heritage. Which he does not. So I had to go down to the court house and fill that out. When I called Dennis to ask why this was left out he stated he wasn't sure and that may be a new paper they are requiring. This is of course him asking me if I was calling the right office. And he had zero clue on who he was talking to. Nor could find our paperwork Even though I spelled out my son and husbands name. After this we are calling the court house to try and get our court date set and kept getting no answer or getting told they have to make sure our paperwork was right. After waiting another month. We were told there was another paper missing... I needed to sign and give permission for my husband to adopt my son. I confirmed it had nothing to do with any of my legal rights. Again another from that could and should of been filled out at the time of my appointment. But at least now we can put the court date on the books for June 21, 2023. Keep in mind we started this process in February. And the only reason its taking so long is due to the paperwork NOT being complete. We were told as long as I went before the 21st and filled out the last paper we would be fine. So I again called Dennis and Asked yet again why this wasn't already done. He again asked me if i was calling the correct office and couldn't find my file. After a bit he found the file. Said he would give Cindy a call and get back to me. And I'm still waiting for that call back. So far at this point this is more then enough to leave a less then positive review. And i should I am not one to leave reviews. But today... Today set me right off! We got yet another call from Cindy at the court house telling us. Yet again. That the way the form's are filled out. I will be removed as my sons mother from his birth certificate! Ummm What ?????? How does this even happen? So what did we pay Almost 400.00 for ??? If I wanted this many mistakes and stress and missing paperwork. I would have done the paperwork myself. I called this afternoon. And Dennis wasn't in the office. And was told I will get a call back. I didn't even bother at this point. This is something that should have been joyful and Amazing. And its been nothing but hassle. So now my husband has to go back to the court house and see Cindy. And honestly. I don't have faith in her skills with this. It really seems like they don't know what they are doing. So I'm not real sure what is going to happen next! read more

This lady has the worst customer service I've ever encountered in my life! I paid her by check and she neglected to put my check information on my petition the court Date then had to be set out further so I could do an amendment when I reached out to her for the amendment she wanted to charge $75 I was fine with that but told her I think she may have put my income down wrong. From then she argued with me and told me she's been doing this for 20 years and has never made a mistake and eventually hung up on me. This was after leaving her a message yesterday not only on her voicemail but speaking with her also very rude assistant or husband or whatever he is Update: This lady is so rude and unprofessional she now Is refusing to electronically transfer my petition to my attorney who is located in another city and told her that she needs to physically come pick it up! Crazy! read more

if I could give negative stars I would. He is dishonest, rude, sloppy with his work....wrong case numbers on documents, forgets to check important boxes on court documents, never answers his phone, rarely in his office.....admits that he doesn't even know how to use email, and has never had an email address. From day one, this guy has been a complete liar. He tells you one thing one day, and then totally acts like he never said it the next time you talk to him. He has admitted to me that he plans to retire in October, but swore he would have my case finished...well, here we are middle September, and he won't even return my calls. I have lost $500 and still not divorced. I asked him why he continues to take new cases when he is retiring next month, he just laughed and said "well, I gotta make money" So this guy is taking new cases knowing full well he will leave them high and dry. read more

If I could give this service a zero star rating I would. Not only is this jerk unresponsive to phone calls and emails and makes you work out your issues on his time as though you work for him, he has screwed up enough that I now need to refill paperwork that he should have submitted in the first place...8 months ago...and this is now delaying my final divorce settlement another 6 to 8 weeks. This guy is a jerk, get a better paralegal. Quite honestly my wife's attorney (yes the soon to be ex-wife) her attorney has done more for me than Dennis. Do Not Use Affordable Paralegal. read more

Very happy with Dennis I trusted him from day one. He was very empathetic to what I was going through and explained each step to me. I would not hesitate to recommend him to my family and friends. read more

I recently used affordable paralegal to help me with a 30 day notice to start the process of evicting a tenant. Dennis was extremely helpful he explained the whole process of eviction from start to finish to me because this is all new to me. He went out of his way and helped me fill out the paperwork that the sheriff's department requires in order to have the document served for me because he didn't want me to have any troubles getting it served and he didn't charge me for that. He took a lot of stress out of a stressful situation and I couldn't be more grateful... Thanks again Dennis read more

First of all, I signed up just to leave a review about this business. Secondly, as per the first review, you should really only use this if you have actually used this business, not called and asked for legal advice (which they are specifically NOT allowed to do). Thirdly, as a cusomer of this business, it is ran by a very efficient and knowledgeable WOMAN not a man. As per my opinion of this business, Jeanene is absolutely the best in the business. She is organized, professional and saved me thousands of dollars in document preparation. She will walk you through the steps in whichever process you are seeking and all for an amazingly low price. We came to her in July 2011 for help filing and preparing legal documents. She is not an attorney and cannot give legal advice but if you know what you want, she knows what papers are necessary to file and will help you step by step in doing so. Now, months later, we had absolutely no problems with our documents and our case is over and done with, thankfully without the huge price tag of a fancy attorney. LOVE LOVE LOVE this business, couldn't recommend her more. Too bad people out there defame business just because they don't know the law. read more

Great support and professional services. Affordable Paralegal has helped me many time throught out the years. A+ rating. read more

We have had their help on a couple of different occasions and found their expertise to be invaluable. Got the job done!

Dennis was so rude and unprofessional! I called him and he asked me what was the first thing I filed for when I went to family court. I too him 50/50 custody. He kept asking me then he argued with me. Then asked me if I filed to establish if I was the child's father. I said no, like I said before the first thing I filed was for 50/50 custody. Then he didn't fill out my papers correctly, I asked for a emergency court hearing, child support. I didn't get that. Then he said good thing you came to me you would be lost. I'm not stupid I have filed before. I only used his services in light of COVID 19. Then he insinuated I park infrin if his business. He said next time don't park there. I told him I didn't park there, that's not my car, I parked in the next parking lot over from his business. Then when I went to turn in my court papers I was missing a paper. I called him to let him know. He said I could come back and get it. I too him I will just fil it out while I'm here. Then I go to turn in back to him. I showed up didn't have a mask on. He said you need on to come in. I said I'm just dropping it off. He looked at the paperwork and told me I had to go to mediation. I said no. We argued about again then I said see the green letter on top it says call with in 48 hrs for mediation, when the other party is served they call and then they set the appoinmt up. Then I told him he didn't fill out my paperwork correctly, he got mad said I don't have to correct him. Lol yes I do. Then he said boy you sure are onry today. Just because I correct him and don't let him just accuse me of doing things that I didn't do or correct him in onry. Splus my child didn't have his mask with him. And Dennis charged me 4 dollars for a mask on top of the 375 dollars. He then told me that he don't serve people and that it will take a while to fill the paperwork out. I said that's fine the other part don't have to be served for over a week. Please! Take my advice and go somewhere else. You don't deserve to be talked down to or destrspected, especially when you are hiring him for his horrible service. If you do hite him remember you can leave at anytime before your work is finished and not pay. Best of luck God bless read more

I actually don't know other than he was rude on the phone (so I chose to use someone else), but the other day a woman was out in front of their office with a sign that said "Affordable Paralegal Just Ripped Me Off" I thought it was worth re-telling. read more