{"id":142,"date":"2011-05-18T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2012-07-24T17:24:25","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T17:24:25","slug":"cleaning-up-mistakes-of-low-cost-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/cleaning-up-mistakes-of-low-cost-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up mistakes of low-cost services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>I have been reading a discussion this morning on a bankruptcy lawyer listserve.  The topic which has captured my attention is how badly some of the document preparation services can fowl up a bankruptcy case.   It is not unusual to be told his or her fee is too high; and then a few months later that same person, who filed using a document preparation service, is back asking to have something fixed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>My policy has been that I don&#8217;t like to jump in and try to fix something that someone else has screwed up.  I fear the risk of malpractice for one thing.  Although someone else broke it, once I start trying to fix it the responsibility could rub off on me.  I did recently, however, give in to a plea to help with the amendment of some documents.  I&#8217;m soft hearted,  it looked like a simple problem to fix, but I probably still should not have.  The case could have had other problems besides the one I was asked to help with.  Then what?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Beware of anyone who tells you: There&#8217;s nothing involved but filling out a bunch of forms, only takes a few minutes, no need to waste valuable money and time.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been reading a discussion this morning on a bankruptcy lawyer listserve. The topic which has captured my attention is how badly some of the document preparation services can fowl up a bankruptcy case. 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