MetLife Legal Plans has partnered with Standard Legal to bring you a library of up-to-date self-service documents for every USA state. You can use these documents as often as you’d like for as many legal needs as you have. There are thousands of documents available for you to use, featuring 28 titles organized under four common legal categories, plus several miscellaneous individual legal forms.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - Answer some simple questions and get a customized Last Will and Testament document ready for signature.
LIVING WILL FOR HEALTHCARE - This Advanced Healthcare Directive contains a Living Will with a Healthcare Power of Attorney. Answer some simple questions and the software will customize a document that outlines your preferred end-of-life treatments and the type of care you want if incapacitated. Also includes a HIPAA Release Authorization and a Minor Child Emergency Medical Authorization form.
POWER OF ATTORNEY - Name a friend or family member as Attorney-in-Fact to handle your personal business and legal affairs. Two different Power of Attorney documents are available: a Limited Power of Attorney for a specific piece of business; or a Durable Power of Attorney to handle a broad range of decision-making matters long term. Plus a Revocation Document to end the Power of Attorney relationship at any time.
LIVING TRUST (Revocable) - A safe and legal way to manage your assets while alive, then distribute those assets exactly as desired upon death. Includes the documents and instructions necessary to create a Joint Trust or Single Trust based on marital status, whether you have children or not, your state of residence, and how/when/to whom you wish to distribute your assets.
GUN TRUST - Register a firearm once on behalf of multiple users. When an individual registers a firearm with the ATF under the National Firearms Act, only the registered user may own, transport or fire that weapon or accessory. But when an application from a properly drafted gun trust is approved, the gun trust Grantor plus each and every Trustee named has the right to use or possess that firearm. Limit ATF paperwork and filing fees, and easily pass firearms on to friends or family members after death.
PET TRUST - Legally designate money, property or other assets to pay for the costs of caring for a pet or any number of pets. Name a Trustee to oversee that care. Outline the manner and level of care for the pet and then provide clear instructions on your wishes.
BANKRUPTCY (Chapter 7 & 13) - File personal bankruptcy individually or jointly as a married couple. Also includes completed samples for each document, overviews and instructions, a complete list of each state's exemptions, and each of the 90+ U.S. District Bankruptcy Courts forms. Fully up-to-date with the latest Means Test and Exemption Calculations revisions.
PROMISSORY NOTES - Detail the terms and repayment schedule for a loan of money or property.
PREMARITAL AGREEMENT - Often called a Prenuptial Agreement or 'pre-nup' for short, this document details in advance the legal and financial expectations should the marriage come to an end.
SEPARATION AGREEMENT - Outlines issues such as alimony, child support, real estate, debts, personal property, custody, visitation, and more for married couples who wish to separate.
COHABITATION AGREEMENT - A contract that allows an unmarried couple to make joint decisions about finances, healthcare wishes, property rights, and after-death asset transfers.
QUITCLAIM DEEDS - Includes three different Deed options: a standard Quitclaim Deed (the most common document to change property ownership); a Warranty Deed (a document that revises ownership guaranteeing clear title without liens); or a Survivorship Deed (a document that grants ownership of a property after the death of the current owner to the persons named).
TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS - Create a real estate Deed in advance of death to transfer a specific property to new owner(s) upon the death of the current owner(s). The Transfer on Death Deed option is only available to specific states and only under specific circumstances, so be certain to read the introductions carefully.
FSBO HOME SALE - Customize a Real Estate Purchase Agreement specific to the laws of their your state and transaction. Provides all of the disclosures, deeds, and step-by-step filing documents required for the entire process, making the legal side of FSBO simple.
LAND CONTRACT - Create documents for a seller-financed real estate transaction. Includes documents for installment and balloon payment structures, plus undeveloped property (vacant land).
LEASE AGREEMENTS - Create a comprehensive rental contract tailored to almost any situation: Apartment Leases, Home Leases, Furnished and Unfurnished, Office Leases, Lease Assignments, Commercial and Triple-Net Leases, even a Lease Application and non-real estate Leases for Equipment.
While MetLife Legal Plans focuses exclusively on personal legal help, Standard Legal offers several business formation and management titles that are popular with its users. While MetLife cannot provide any additional guidance on the use of these titles, Standard Legal offers MetLife members access to these documents. Feel free to examine these document sets from Standard Legal to determine if they meet any business startup needs for you or your family.
INCORPORATION - Incorporate your business quickly and easily in any state in the USA. Review the options available to you for incorporating your business, as it is critical to create the structure that best suits your company's situation. Then use up-to-date state-specific documents to legally incorporate in any USA state. Maintain the corporate structure with the necessary legal forms, including share certificates, by-law documents, meeting minutes, and more. Clear instructions and overviews.
AMENDMENT TO CORPORATION - Amend the By-Laws or Code of Regulations for a Corporation formed in any U.S.A. state. If any of the critical business details of your Corporation have changed since its formation, it is often wise to amend the terms defined in the corporate documents to reflect the current structure of the entity. Create an addendum outlining these changes in minutes using the amendment document software from Standard Legal.
LIMITED LIABILITY CO. (LLC) - File your business as a Limited Liability Company in any U.S.A. State. Review the detailed list of considerations prior to creating the structure of your LLC. Then use the up-to-date, state-specific software forms to create a legal and valid Limited Liability Company, ready to submit to the appropriate Secretary of State. Finally, draft step-by-step the LLC's Operating Agreement to finish the process. Includes clear instructions and overviews.
AMENDMENT TO LLC - Amend the Operating Agreement for a Limited Liability Company formed in any U.S.A. state. If any of the critical business details of your LLC have changed since its formation, it is often wise to amend the terms defined in the Operating Agreement to reflect the current structure of the entity. Create an addendum outlining these changes in minutes using the amendment document software from Standard Legal.
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - Form a legal General Partnership with the members of your business team. This Partnership Agreement legal forms software allows business partners to create the documents necessary to clearly outline the ownership structures, capitalization records, operations plans, financial shares and distribution schedules for the venture.
EMPLOYEE MANUALS - Create an Employee Manual in minutes, ready for printing or photocopying. Businesses with even a handful of workers need an employee handbook to set basic policies and common-sense legal safeguards. Providing all workers with a customized Employee Manual is the best way to prevent unwarranted litigation and give clear employment guidelines. Use the included employment contracts and human resources legal forms to further those protections. NEW! Social media policy outlines acceptable use of Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other sites as they relate to the business.
NON-DISCLOSURE & NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS - Create a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement for confidentiality, where the parties agree to treat certain information provided by the other as confidential. Separately, create a Non-Compete Agreement either for an Employee (the employer requires an employee to not compete against it for a set time period if he leaves) or for a Business (where one business requires another to not compete in the same space, usually after an asset purchase).
BUSINESS ENTITY POWER OF ATTORNEY - allows an entity such as a Corporation, LLC, Limited Partnership, etc. to designate an individual, company or other third party to conduct specific, stated business on behalf of the Principal business. The business can appoint the named Attorney-in-Fact: to buy, sell or transfer property; to sign agreements; to purchase assets; to open or close a bank account; to buy or sell stocks; to handle imports or exports; and much more. Often used when directors are not personally available to conduct the directly-stated business outlined in the document.
Exclusive to MetLife Legal Plan members, Standard Legal offers the following individual legal forms that are frequently needed but not a part of the document packages outlined above.
Affidavit
Minor Child Medical Authorization Form
Childcare Services 'Nanny' Agreement
General Services Contract
Bill of Sale
Bill of Sale for a Vehicle
Mutual Release from Liability
Release from Liability for Future Events
Release from Liability for Past Events
Lien Release
Travel Consent for Minor
Release of Medical Information
Notary Acknowledgements
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