Definitions

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• Bankruptcy Chapter 7 includes preparation of the petition, documents, and schedules. Filing fees, court appearances and costs are additional. Attorneys may charge one fixed rate which would include the basic fixed fee plus costs, court time and expenses.
• Corporation (Regular) includes preparation of the incorporation documents, articles of incorporation, by laws, and the minutes. Does not include filing fees, costs or the corporate kit. Any extended work for the new corporation is not eligible for Legal Club discounts.
• Divorce (Simple) is when the plan member's spouse is not represented by separate counsel, there are no minor children under age 18, marital assets are less than $70,000 and all issues are agreed to without aid of counsel. This does not include court appearances, the filing or preparation of documents affecting property or costs, or separation agreements.
• Plan Member is any person who has contracted with the Consumer Legal Network for a membership in the plan and has a current paid membership.
• Eligible Family Members are the plan member's significant other and unmarried dependent children household who are under the age of 23 and any categorically dependent individuals living in the plan member's home.
• Name Change obtaining name change for plan members and eligible family members where it is not contested or challenged. This includes preparation and filing of documents only. Court representation, filing fees and costs additional.
• Non-Commercial Real Estate Closing includes reviewing purchase or sale agreements, one hour of telephone counseling, and a one hour appearance at closing for the purchase or sale of residential real estate not used for business or investment purposes. Title policy, other documentation and extended counseling (if any) is an additional charge.
• Non-Support (Spouse/Child) includes the preparation for and the attendance at a single hearing for judgments or contempt citations for non-payment of alimony, child support or maintenance and one hour of collection efforts after the hearing. Preparation does not include obtaining or discovering evidence, extended court time, and extended collections work.
• Plan/Participating Attorneys are licensed and qualified to practice law in your state, are required by the company to maintain professional liability insurance, and have contracted with Legal Club to provide legal services to plan members as outlined in this Plan member Guidebook for the law areas that they handle and the cases that they accept.
• Simple Will (No Charge Will) a will distributing personal property and homestead generally and not involving trusts, specific bequests, real estate, tax matters, guardianships, living wills, health care proxy, or partitions.
• Traffic Defense generally includes the preparation of court documents and attendance at a one-time only court hearing to settle the issue. This does not include court costs, fines, additional hearings or other related expenses. Does not applyin jurisdictions that consider traffic offenses to be criminal matters.
• Will with Simple Minor's Trust a simple will with a minor's trust for the surviving minor children of the plan member. This will is eligible for the guaranteed low fixed fee. It does not cover other kinds of trusts, complex tax matters, administration or estate planning. These additional estate planning matters can be handled under the guaranteed low hourly rate

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