The FALDP Docket

Volume 12 Issue 4; April 2022

Stay up to date, and in the know.This is our monthly newsletter. We publish this for the benefit of FALDP members, legal document preparers, and friends. Published monthly since May, 2010

FALDP Membership

We're always welcoming new members to our association. New or returning members who join now, will not need to renew until June or July of 2023. June 1 is our regular renewal date, but we extend a grace period for renewals all the way until July 31.

Anytime is a good time to join our association. Right now, is one of the best times to join! Visit our premium-membership.html page to learn more.

This year for the first time, membership renewal will be inside the Members Only area. Look for the membership renewal links and information inside the Members Only area beginning May 1, 2022.
And, did you know there are additional benefits to renewing early?

Your listing on both directories (County Member Directory and All Member Directory) will climb up the page. We all know that people searching online for something will stop scrolling as soon as they find a good option. Your information placed "above the fold" can make all the difference.

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Zoom Meetings

After Hours Zoom Meetings have been moved to the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm. That means that the next After Hours Meeting will be on May 10th. These are becoming more and more popular. There has been lots of interesting interaction, ideas, and conversation.

The schedule for Saturday morning 11:00 am Training Meetings has been set. Invitations come out the preceding week and are also posted in the private Facebook Group.

Payment Solutions

Many members use a payment aggregator to accept payments for their business. Payment aggregators are companies like Paypal, Stripe, and Square. In our opinion, any of these companies may be a reasonable choice when you're just starting out. But, you should explore the option of using a regular merchant account as your business and sales volume grow.

For our April 30 Zoom Training Meeting, we've invited a guest speaker to explain the benefits of using a regular merchant account.

FALDP, LLC and Horizon Research Network, LLC have been using regular merchant accounts for several years (five years, I think). We made the change after back to back customer service nightmares, first with Paypal and then with Stripe. We've never used Square, but have heard of similar customer service issues.

Don't Forget to File your Annual Report

If you operate your business as an LLC, don't forget to file your annual report before May 1. After May 1, the fee jumps up to $400.

Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

In Florida child support for divorcing couples is almost always mandatory, and is generally calculated before the judge signs the final order of dissolution of marriage. Sometimes when a couple has agreed upon an amount for child support, the court will approve that amount. But, unless the agreed upon amount is close to the amount which would be awarded in the child support guidelines, the judge is likely to reject it. Whether parents have agreed upon an amount or not, the child support calculation is necessary.

LEARN MORE: Florida Child Support Guidelines

You can share our videos & articles!

We have a growing list of videos on our channel. They're all about different aspects of document preparation, branded with the FALDP logo and information. Members are invited to use our videos on their sites, online ads, or on social media. Depending on where you display, you can share from YouTube, by using the share link or embed code.

For example, on your own business FB page, you could share one of our divorce videos, and above it simply state that you are an FALDP member, and you prepare documents for divorce.

And, FALDP members are also invited to use content from our blog on their site and social media. Check out our searchable blog on Legal Sunshine Please remember to give proper attribution. Almost all blog articles were written by Ruth Tick, a few are guest posts. Excerpts are allowed, as some of the articles are very long. Be sure to state that this is an excerpt of ...

Spanish Parenting Course Available

The Spanish version of the Parenting Course, offered through our sister company, Horizon Research Network, LLC, has been approved by DCF. We received notification of its approval on October 9th, 2020.

Prices are the same as our English version. $29.99 and $14.99 for low income. Here's the link directly to the Spanish version - spanish parenting course The Spanish version is also displayed on our FALDP site, and can be accessed by going to the English version.

Parenting Course

Parental Education and Family Stabilization Course is mandatory for all divorcing couples who have children; and all people seeking a paternity action. The cost is $29.99 and $14.99 for indigent. Here's the link directly to the - Parenting Course

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FALDP Private Facebook Group

About one third of our membership has joined the FALDP private Facebook group. We created it to make it easier to interact with each other. So far, people have given work referrals to one another; asked questions to the group; received help in locating a form; and discussed various issues. If you're working toward FALDP Certification, you earn one CEU just by joining the group. So, what are you waiting for? Look for the private group after going to the official FALDP Facebook page at FALDP,LLC on Facebook.

Member's Announcements & Contributions

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