About Saunders Family Law Document Preparation Services

My name is Julie Saunders, and I have dedicated over 20 years of my professional career to California family law. 

Throughout my career, I have collaborated with attorneys, courts, and families navigating various challenges related to divorce, child custody and visitation disputes, child support and spousal support matters, parentage actions, post-judgment modifications, and other family law proceedings. With two decades of experience in the family law system, I have gained valuable insights into the difficulties faced by self-represented litigants, particularly when navigating the court process without legal representation. 

I founded Saunders Family Law Documents, LLC to offer affordable and professional document preparation services to self-represented litigants throughout California. My aim is to empower clients to move their cases forward with confidence, ensuring that their documents are prepared accurately and in compliance with all court requirements.

We believe that access to the family court system—and options for resolving family law matters outside of traditional litigation—should not be limited by a person’s ability or willingness to pay the rising cost of attorney fees.

Our approach is centered on professionalism, affordability, compassion, and client education. 

We work closely with self-represented litigants and individuals seeking a more collaborative approach to help them understand procedural requirements, organize information, prepare necessary documents, and navigate the various stages of their case.

Family law matters often involve some of the most significant transitions in a person’s life. Whether you are filing for divorce, pursuing a collaborative divorce, establishing custody orders, seeking support, or modifying existing orders, we strive to make the process less overwhelming by providing reliable document preparation services and clear procedural guidance every step of the way.

For clients who want to resolve their divorce cooperatively, we provide document preparation services that support a more collaborative, solution-focused process. When spouses are able to work together toward agreements regarding property, support, custody, and other issues, we can assist with preparing the documents necessary to memorialize those agreements and move the case toward completion—without the expense and adversarial nature that can come with traditional litigation.

While we are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice or legal representation, we are committed to helping our clients navigate their family law matters with confidence, organization, and peace of mind.

Saunders Family Law Documents, LLC offers professional document preparation services specifically designed for self-represented litigants throughout California. We assist clients in preparing and organizing their court documents while helping them navigate the procedural requirements of the family court process.

Divorce & Legal Separation

Whether you are starting a divorce or aiming for a final judgment, we can help with the preparation of essential documents typically required during this process, including petitions, responses, disclosures, agreements, and judgments.

Child Custody & Visitation

We provide assistance to parents looking to establish or modify custody and visitation orders, encompassing parenting plans and requests related to both legal and physical custody, parenting time, and visitation schedules.

Child Support

Our services extend to the preparation of documents necessary for establishing, modifying, or enforcing child support orders, including income and expense declarations and related requests.

Spousal Support

We help clients seeking temporary or long-term spousal support orders, modifications, and any financial disclosures related to these requests.

Parentage (Paternity)

Our firm assists with parentage actions that involve establishing legal parent-child relationships, as well as handling custody, visitation, and support issues.

Requests for Orders (RFOs)

If you are looking to request custody orders, support orders, attorney fees, reimbursement requests, or other types of family law relief, our document preparation services are here to assist you in preparing the necessary court documents.

Responses to Court Filings

If you have received court documents, we can help with preparing responsive pleadings and the necessary documentation required to respond to requests made by another party.

Financial Disclosures

We aid clients in preparing Income and Expense Declarations, Schedules of Assets and Debts, Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure, and other essential financial forms.

Settlement Agreements & Judgments

We assist clients in drafting written agreements and judgment packages essential to finalize family law matters and secure court approval.

Discovery Assistance

Our firm helps with the preparation of discovery documents, which includes requests for information, requests for documents, interrogatories, and responses to discovery.

Post-Judgment Modifications

As life circumstances evolve, we support clients in modifying existing custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and other family law orders.

Document Review & Case Organization

For clients representing themselves, we offer assistance in reviewing court paperwork, organizing case documents, identifying procedural requirements, and ensuring that all filings are prepared and submitted correctly.