Specialties
Legal Document Preparation for:
*Family Law
-including Divorce, Annulment, Legal Separation, Establishment, Enforcement, or Modification of Child Support, Custody, or Parenting Time, QDRO's, Response to petition, Resolution Statement/Disclosure Stmt., Pre-Hearing Statement
*Civil Litigation
- including Complaint, Answer, Rule 26.1 Disclosure Stmt., Subpoenas,
Interrogatories, Request for Production, Request for Admissions,
Pre-Arbitration Statement
*Trusts & Estate Planning
-including Revocable Living Trust, Will, General Durable Power of Attorney, Healthcare Power of Attorney, HIPAA Authorization, Living Will, & Special Needs Trust
*Real Estate Deeds
-including Warranty Deed, Quit Claim Deed, Beneficiary Deed, etc.
*Conservatorships and Guardianships
*Corporations and LLC's
-including formation, amendments, etc.
History
Established in 1988.
Cherie Koch, AZCLDP #80221 has been a paralegal since 1988 and has worked in the legal profession both under lawyer supervision in law firms as well as later as an independent paralegal providing legal document preparation for the public. The Arizona Supreme Court began certifying Legal Document Preparers ("CLDP"s) in 2003, and LegalPapers began at this time. The Arizona Supreme Court recognized the public's need for access to the legal profession and allows the document preparer to prepare documents in "any legal matter". CLDP's work directly with the public on self-represented matters, but do not give legal advice. CLDP's are, however, permitted to give general legal information.
Meet the Business Owner: Cherie K.
Cherie has worked as a paralegal since 1988. She was certified with the Arizona Supreme Court Board of Legal Document Preparers in 2003 when certification for legal document preparers began.
Cherie has been a member, officer, and/or director of the Arizona Association of Independent Paralegals for many years and has been the President for three years. In this role and among other things, Cherie puts on 20 hours of Continuing Education events each year for Arizona's legal document preparers. Cherie also helped to draft and obtain sponsorship in the legislature for a bill that was passed into law in 2010 (A.R.S. 12-341.02). This new law gave litigants the right to recover their legal document preparation fees if they prevail in their court case.
Cherie passionately believes in the right of each member of the public to contract for legal services using a legal document preparer in order to gain access to the legal system at an affordable cost. She works vigorously for her clients.