What rules and/or certifications does Iowa have for becoming a legal document preparer (other than not offering legal advice)? I have a paralegal degree, although I am not using it at my current job, and I would like to start a document preparation service to subsidize my income.
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There is no laundry list of things you can and cannot prepare. You ought to consider the following. Iowa Supreme Court Commission On Unauthorized Practice of Law v. Sturgeon, 99-0417 (Iowa 2001) and its progeny. I do not see how one could prepare legal documents for filing with courts without falling afoul of this.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ia-supreme-court/1133281.html
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