California LDA
Contract for Self-Help Services

The Notice to Consumer comes before the contract or payment. It identifies the provider and explains nonattorney limits. You read it, answer based on the first conversation, sign and date it, and receive a copy before another contract is offered for signature. This is a required step within your online application and client enrollment—not a separate enrollment process later, and not something completed merely by reading this page. California notice requirements.

The LDA Contract for Self-Help Services sets out the work, fees, cancellation rights, and required notices. California requires an LDA who contracts to provide self-help services to use this prescribed written contract. Additional terms cannot replace it or reduce mandatory protections. Every client party must receive the completed, signed contract before services begin. California contract requirements.

Completing the online application for Super Fast Divorce® or Complete Divorce™, for divorce or legal separation, includes enrolling as a client. Your Master Services Agreement, Notice to Consumer, and LDA Contract are provided within that process. Your completed LDA Contract identifies your selected service, charges, and payment arrangement.

Our Master Services Agreement and applicable attachments explain additional responsibilities, cancellation and privacy policies, electronic communications, arbitration, and limitations of liability. You can review and keep the complete applicable terms before any signature or payment. The public reference PDF does not include our full MSA or your client-specific details. An attorney can advise you about their legal effect.

The application is your enrollment process, not just a request for review. It includes the required documents, signatures, and payment step for your selected service. First, you complete the Notice to Consumer step and receive your signed copy; then you review and sign your LDA Contract and Master Services Agreement before payment. You receive copies, including the fully executed LDA Contract before services begin.

If your spouse participates. If your spouse chooses to participate, they receive their own Notice to Consumer and LDA Contract to review and sign before gaining access to the file. Your application does not automatically enroll your spouse or give them file access.

Keep the copies provided during enrollment. If you cannot locate your documents or signed copies, contact our team for help. Completing enrollment does not mean your court documents have already been filed.

Fast Divorce has served clients since 2012. Founder Charlie Silva brings more than 20 years of divorce-related experience, including divorce mediation. Our team follows a checklist-based document preparation process, with clear tasks and human support. Your decisions and directions stay at the center.

You represent yourself—but you do not have to organize the paperwork alone. You make the legal decisions and review and approve your documents. Our team prepares the documents you select at your specific direction, keeps the included tasks organized, and answers questions about our process. Within your selected service and agreement, we support the included paperwork steps as your case moves toward entry of judgment. The court—not our team—decides whether and when to enter judgment.

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