People of Walmart can now get uncontested divorces and estate planning while they shop

[doxydad]

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is adding a new offering for their price-conscious customers: legal services.

According to the ABA Journal, the big box retailer is testing out onsite law offices in some of their Canadian stores with an eye on possibly expanding the concept in the United States.

Walmart shoppers in the Toronto area can find law offices staffed by attorneys from Axess Law, offering services ranging from document notarization to simple wills. The firm has plans to offer real-estate and power of attorney services in the near future, with handling uncontested divorces beginning in the fall.


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Coming soon! Vegas - like chapels so you can step up and marry your cousin!| Ahh, Wal-Mart, what else can you provide to the mouth breathers?

[steve2470]

1. your legal issue better be pretty damn simple to go to Walmart for a lawyer

Anyone who knows the law in any depth KNOWS that you need someone competent to interpret the law, prepare documents, etc. I hope they have damn good malpractice insurance.

[mopinko]

2. really

women of red america beware.

[steve2470]

3. I hope they are ethical enough to turn away non-simple cases

Otherwise, a lot of people are going to get screwed and not in a pleasant way either.

[mopinko]

4. i just hope they dont hire

the law offices of jeffery r levine.

[geardaddy]

8. That's funny

I have an old college classmate named jeff levine who is an attorney in NYC.

[mopinko]

9. its a chicago joke

big cable tv advertiser, men's rights attorney.

[geardaddy]

10. OK. The guy I know is a personal injury lawyer

So, I could almost see him advertise on late night TV.

[jmowreader]

5. It's not like they're having the guy from the tire department write your will

Walmart stores have a number of little rooms across the front of the store they rent out to eye doctors, nail salons etc. I think the people from Jacoby & Meyers who get put in the lawyer room will be capable of notarizing documents and filling out simple-divorce packets. The things you need serious lawyering to fix take more time than a high-volume law office will want to spend on one case.

[Ron Obvious]

6. I've seen coffins at Costco's

Just sayin' (<-- I hate myself for using that phrase)

[dawg]

7. Well now I *really* have no excuse ...

for not going ahead and moving forward with my life.