Oh, there’s a catch alright!
Among the top results when web searching for Arkansas deed forms are sites that sell deed forms for less than $20. For that price, the site will give you a fill in the blank deed form. What’s the catch? How is it that a lawyer wants $300 for a deed, but a deed form sold by a deed form website is only $20?
It’s about what deed form sites don’t sell!
What is it that deed form website doesn’t sell? We can tell that by looking at their disclaimers. These are typically found buried at the bottom of the page. Here is a sample disclaimer:
NO WARRANTY. ****** Legal Forms available on our Website are not guaranteed to be usable, correct, up to date, or fit for any legal purpose. Use of any Do It Yourself Legal Form from our website is done so AT YOUR OWN RISK.
So, this site does not warrant their product. If there is any type of problem with their product, you have no recourse! They don’t even guarantee that their product is even “fit for any legal purpose.” So what are they selling you? Do they even care if they will not stand behind the product?
Here’s more:
If you use any ***** Legal Form available on ******, you agree that: TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEGAL FORMS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU THROUGH THE ******* WEBSITE. TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED, OUR SOLE OBLIGATION TO YOU FOR DAMAGES WILL BE LIMITED TO $100.00.
This site also does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any damages they may cause unless such a disclaimer is illegal in the jurisdiction where they extended their services. In that case, you recourse for the what might be ten of thousands of dollars in damages will be a mere $100.
Another consideration when going cheap with these types of services is if there is a problem with one of their products, where do you sue them (if you can)? Are they based in the state where the property is located? If not, you may wind up having to sue them in Hawaii or Guam where they are based!
Much like a doctor, when a lawyer performs your service, he must meet certain professional standards. He will also carry errors and omissions insurance. If the lawyer commits an error, then the client has recourse in claiming against the lawyer’s malpractice policy. Can you say the same about a deed form web site? No!!! When you use a lawyer to prepare your deeds, you are paying for the right to recourse and for professional advice from start to finish! Don’t gamble with an important transaction, use ArkansasDeeds.com for your Arkansas beneficiary deed, warranty deed, quitclaim deed, or mineral deed!