Paperwork prepared. Signatures notarized. We come to you.
Trust, Will, Power of Attorney, Divorce, and Request For Order prepared at your specific direction, then Notarized wherever you choose. We serve all of San Diego County.
Over 10 years of Self Help Legal Document and Notary experience
Bonded and Registered in both San Diego and Orange Counties
Certified Trust Delivery Agent and Loan Signing Notary
What do you need?
You tell us what you want prepared, we will collect your information, prepare your documents, and send you a draft to approve. Once you approve your paperwork, a Notary will contact you to arrange for a signing of your documents. We also provide Notary services for documents not prepared by us. Please see above for pricing or you may reach us by phone or text.
Two roles, one team. Deanna prepares, Marcie notarizes.
Deanna Wilson, Registered and Bonded Legal Document Assistant
Deanna Wilson
Prepares your documents
Deanna has over 20 years of experience working in law offices, and since 2013, providing self help Legal Document preparation services. Her main areas are Estate Planning documents and Family Law forms. She is also a mediator and volunteers regularly at court.
Registered and bonded Legal Document Assistant, San Diego and Orange Counties
Certified Estate Planning Specialist
40 years of legal experience
Superior Court Volunteer Mediator
Member of California Association of Legal Document Assistants
Marcie Ramirez, California Notary Public
Marcie Ramirez
Notarizes your signatures
Marcie was first commissioned as a California Notary Public in 2003. She specializes in estate planning and real estate documents, handles loan signings, and travels to homes, offices, hospitals and care facilities, recording every notarization in her journal.
California Notary Public, first commissioned in 2003
Certified Trust Delivery Agent
Electronic Notary
Loan Signing System Certified
NNA Certified Loan Signing Agent
Notary 2 Pro Certified Signing Agent
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Tell Deanna what you want prepared
Share your decisions and details. Deanna prepares the paperwork at your direction.
2
Review your documents
Read every page. Ask for corrections until it says what you told us.
3
Marcie comes to you to sign and notarize
At home, at work, in a hospital room or at a facility, wherever the signer is.
Most prices, published before you call
Starting prices for most services, plus which ones are priced by phone. Notary visits add a travel fee of $50 to $80. Living trust packages are one fixed price anywhere in the county.
Not listed? If you are within about 45 miles of Mission Valley, we can usually come to you. Check your address or call.
Questions
Doc Prep & Notary Services prepares individual trust packages for $500 and couple trust packages for $750, anywhere in San Diego County. The documents are prepared at your direction by Deanna Wilson, a registered and bonded Legal Document Assistant, and printing, travel and notarization are included. We cannot tell you whether a trust is right for you or what it should say.
Yes. Deanna prepares divorce and dissolution paperwork, including the judgment packet that asks the court to finalize the case, using the information and choices you give her. Divorce and dissolution paperwork is $300 to $350, and judgment packet pricing is confirmed by phone. If the two of you want help reaching your own agreement first, Deanna is also a Certified Divorce Mediator and offers mediation as a separate service. We cannot advise you on your rights, choose forms for you or represent you in court.
Yes. Deanna can prepare a request for order at your direction when you want to ask the court to change child custody, visitation or support. You decide what to request; we cannot advise you on what to ask for or what the court is likely to do. Pricing is confirmed by phone.
A Legal Document Assistant in California is registered with the county and bonded to prepare legal documents at a client's direction for people representing themselves. Deanna is a Legal Document Assistant, not an attorney, and Marcie is a notary public. I am not an attorney. I can only provide self-help services at your specific direction. Doc Prep & Notary Services is not a law firm. We cannot represent you in court, advise you about your legal rights or the law, or select legal forms for you.
A mobile notary visit has a travel fee of $50 to $80 to come to you, whether that is your home, your office, or a local coffee shop. The fee rises with the distance from our Mission Valley base, and each notarized signature is $15 on top of it. We confirm your fee when we call.
We serve all of San Diego County from our base in Mission Valley, including Central San Diego, East County, South Bay and North County communities such as Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside and Escondido. If you are not sure whether we come to you, call and ask.
Yes. Hospital and care facility appointments are from $125. The signer must be alert, aware of what they are signing, willing to sign and have acceptable identification.
Each signer needs a current government issued photo ID, such as a California driver's license or ID card, a U.S. passport or a U.S. military ID. Some other IDs also qualify. If a signer's ID is expired or missing, tell us before the appointment so we can explain the options, which may include credible witnesses.
For today, calling is fastest. Call (619) 345-0006 and we will tell you what is open. For a later day, you can send a booking request online and we will call you to confirm the time and price.
Deanna prepares documents at your direction, and Marcie, a separately commissioned California Notary Public, notarizes signatures. California rules do not allow a notary to notarize a document in which the notary has a direct financial or beneficial interest. If you have a question about how that applies to your appointment, ask us when you call.
Yes. Deanna and Marcie welcome LGBTQ+ clients and are members of the San Diego Equality Business Association. Deanna prepares name change and gender change paperwork at your direction, and we use the name and pronouns you give us.
What we can and cannot do
We can
Prepare your documents at your direction, using the information and decisions you give us
Type, print and assemble every page so it is ready to sign
Give you published self help information about how the process generally works
Notarize signatures for signers who are aware, willing and properly identified
Travel to homes, offices, hospitals and care facilities
We can't
Give legal advice or tell you which documents or options to choose
Represent you in court or speak for you with the other party
Explain what a document will do for you legally
Notarize for anyone who is not aware of what they are signing or not willing to sign
Notarize for a signer who cannot communicate in English
We are not attorneys, and can only provide self-help services at your specific direction.
I am not an attorney. I can only provide self-help services at your specific direction.
Doc Prep & Notary Services is not a law firm. We cannot represent you in court, advise you about your legal rights or the law, or select legal forms for you.