US divorce forms are being standardized state by state

There seems to be a never ending attack on divorce attorneys in the US with many states trying to simplify their divorce processes to make it easier for pro se litigants to file their own divorce forms and bypass the attorney.

Naturally State bar associations are not happy but is seems the Supreme Courts are now realizing that most low income citizens cannot afford attorney fees and the pressure on the court systems has become intolerable.

Also attorneys must realize that the law was invented for the people not for attorneys who sprung up to interpret the ever more complicated legal codes that were being devised in federal and state government. Perhaps with technology becoming evermore intelligent, we can eventually do away with lawyers for the stuff that really is just process, like filing divorce forms.

Yes, ok people still need legal advice and when there is a dispute they will be best placed to use an attorney, but for lots of stuff it is all about filling in forms correctly and I bet a computer will be more reliable than a human in many cases.

Divorce-Online Texas have written a blog post about this very thing and no doubt will get slated for it. However they do have a point and I for one would rather use this local Texas divorce company than one of the so called national online divorce companies who cover every state.