The FALDP Docket

Volume 11 Issue 8; August 2021

Announcements

Annual Conference Registration is OPEN!

Only 30 days until the conference!

We added a countdown counter on the homepage of the website. Check it out - index.html Scroll down.

Attend if you can! Our conferences have helped launch new businesses; allowed members to create strategic alliances; and consistently brought our members together as colleagues and friends.

This year we are lucky to have three guest speakers to teach ... to enlighten ... to inspire. Go to our conference page - Annual-Conference2.html to register, and submit payment.

On our conference-info.html page, you can read our speaker's bios.

New members can combine their membership fee with the conference fee. And for new members who purchase a Turn Key Business Bundle - Turn-Key-Business.html or one of our All Course-Bundles.html - the conference fee is waived.

In the past we allowed members to bring a guest to the conference at no additional charge. However, we changed the policy this year, each attendee who is coming to the conference itself must register and submit payment.

As we suspected, people are eager to get out of Dodge and come to Daytona Beach for our business conference, some fun, and sun. Registrations are coming in regularly. When we reach meeting room capacity we will have to stop taking registrations. If you want to attend, register soon.

Remember, conference attendees must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to attend the conference.To be considered fully vaccinated, you should have received your shot(s) by September 3. Included with the Conference Info Pack is a form to verify that you have been fully vaccinated. You can sign the form and email it to us along with a scanned copy of your proof of vaccination. Or you can show us your proof at the door of the conference, we'll have extra forms there. We will also accept a photo of your proof of vaccination from your phone, at the conference entrance.

Conference Agenda

11:00 – Meet on the pool deck at the Fountain Beach Resort to receive your first clue. Depending on the number of participants we'll create teams of at least two people. (Two heads are better than one). We'll go over the rules and hand out T-shirts to all participants to wear during the race.

Once you solve your clue, you'll go to the destination and take a picture to text back. If you text back a correct photo, you'll then be sent your next clue. There will be 5-6 destinations in all, and all within a two or three mile radius. Some destinations may be in walking distance of one another.

You'll need a cell phone with a data plan so that you can look things up and text pictures. A few dollars in cash or quarters will come in handy. Wear comfortable shoes, not a whole lot of walking, but some.

Prizes will be awarded at the end of the race once everyone has returned. At this time the amount of cash prizes has not been determined.

Membership Special - Back to (Old) School

Join the Florida Association from 8/20/2021 through 9/6/2021 and SAVE. We went back to old school pricing - $75 to join with full membership benefits. And, an additional $10 rebate for former returning members. Take advantage of these savings while they last. The $10 rebate is available for document preparers whose membership lapsed at any point - any time from 10 days ago to 10 years ago. 800-515-0496 or staff@faldp.org for more information.

We always welcome new members. You can submit payment after submitting your application.

Please note, we now require completion of an Entrance Exam prior to submitting your application. This applies to new and returning members.

Take the Entrance Exam, and submit payment and your application on our premium-membership.html page.

Webinars

Saturday, August 28th at 11:00 a.m. EST.

Invitations will go out to all members the week prior to the 28th. Whether or not you're able to attend the conference this year, join us for this exciting and engaging meeting. We'll provide some advance information about the speakers, the venue, and other details that you might be curious about. If you are a current member and do not receive an invitation, please contact us at faldp2010@gmail.com. See you there!

And check this page - training-webinars.html for updates. If you have a request or question about our webinars, call or email us. staff@faldp.org or 800-515-0496. See you there!

Certificates of Membership

Updated certificates of membership will be sent out to members sometime this month. Please keep an eye out for yours. It will come via email from faldp2010@gmail.com. If you are maintaining or seeking FALDP Certification, you can earn one CEU simply by displaying your certificate on social media, and sending us a screen shot.

Member Directory Overhaul

(In Progress)

In August we plan to restructure the online Member Directory. The goal is to make it easier for consumers to use, making it easier for consumers to find members, the result is our members are found more easily (and more often); therefore our members make more money. Everything we do … we do for our members. At the moment, we can't explain our plans in detail as the details are still evolving. However, we can say this: Expect positive changes like more exposure for members' businesses; and the mini-pages becoming more important. If you already have a mini-page, good for you, please check it to make sure its up to date. If you've never set up your optional mini-page, now would be a good time.

The information that members provide for the county directory will most likely stay the same. Please check your listing to make sure all is correct. Any changes or updates should be made through the Members Only area. Please don't send an email requesting a change or update on a member listing. These requests can easily get lost in our mail, and your change won't be made.

Please note: We will no longer add member information to the Member Directory for those members who have neglected to do so.

New Mark

Now Available!

The new logo is now available for member's use. We have already begun including the new Logo Pack in the Welcome Package for new members. It is also available inside the Members Only area. Right click and "save image as" to save it to your computer. Or send us an email to request that we email them to you.

Please keep in mind that the old (legacy) logo is still completely valid and you can continue to use it for the time being. Eventually we may retire the legacy logo, but we have no immediate plans to do so.

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 Now 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.

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