Terms of Service | Go Divorce Clinic

1. What Go Divorce Clinic Provides

GDC provides a self-help process designed to help eligible couples complete an uncontested California divorce without attorney representation. The GDC Portal ("Portal") organizes the process into a structured sequence and provides document preparation, educational resources, and procedural guidance to help the parties carry out that process.

• questionnaires and structured data collection;
• preparation of California divorce forms and related documents from information and choices supplied by the parties;
• a guided uncontested divorce workflow;
• a joint settlement-building process for recording agreements reached by the parties;
• filing and service instructions;
• helpful videos, educational materials, prompting emails, and process notifications;
• access through the GDC Portal dashboard to necessary divorce documents generated from information and choices supplied through the Portal;
• procedural, administrative, and technical user support; and
• investigation and correction of qualifying GDC-caused errors as described in the GDC Refund Policy.

GDC provides the architecture of the process. The parties provide the facts, make the substantive decisions, reach their own agreements, and remain responsible for signatures, service, filing, court submissions, and follow-through.

2. Who the Portal Is Designed For

The Portal is designed to be used by couples seeking to complete an uncontested California divorce cooperatively while remaining self-represented, with neither spouse formally represented by an attorney in the divorce matter. Before purchase, the Payor must complete GDC's eligibility and qualification process to confirm that the couple meets the requirements presented there.

The Portal requires both spouses to be willing and able to participate sufficiently, provide truthful and transparent information, and make the decisions necessary to complete and document an agreement.

The Portal is not designed for contested divorce. If, however, while using the GDC Portal to complete an uncontested divorce, circumstances arise that require individualized legal consultation, advocacy, or other professional services or guidance that GDC does not provide, the parties are responsible for obtaining appropriate outside assistance for themselves during the process.

3. The Payor and the Participating Spouse

The person who accepts these Terms, completes the purchase, and pays the Portal fee is the "Payor." The Payor is the contracting purchaser of the GDC Portal service and is the person entitled to the contractual rights and remedies provided under these Terms and the GDC Refund Policy.

The Payor purchases access to the GDC Portal for the purpose of completing the couple's uncontested divorce process. Because completion of that process requires information, decisions, approvals, and signatures from both spouses, the Payor provides GDC with the other spouse's email address so that the Portal can send, on the Payor's behalf, an invitation to participate in the purchased process.

The invited spouse independently chooses whether to accept the invitation, create a separate Portal account, and participate. By doing so, the participating spouse may provide their own information, choices, approvals, and signatures necessary to complete the couple's divorce documents and process.

The participating spouse does not become a separate purchaser, contracting client, or party to these Terms merely by accepting the invitation, creating an account, or participating in the Portal. The participating spouse's Portal access permits participation in the couple's purchased divorce process but does not confer authority to modify, cancel, extend, seek a refund for, or otherwise exercise control over the Payor's purchase or contractual relationship with GDC.

Each spouse remains responsible for their own information, credentials, approvals, signatures, decisions, and participation.

The Payor understands that GDC cannot control whether the invited spouse accepts the invitation or, after accepting it, continues participating and cooperating in the process. Delay, withdrawal, refusal to participate, refusal to sign, reconciliation, or abandonment by either spouse is not a GDC-caused failure.

4. One Couple, One Cooperative Process

The GDC process requires participation by both spouses. Some portions are completed individually; others require joint participation, review, confirmation, or agreement. Later stages may remain unavailable until required earlier steps are completed. These interdependencies are intentional features of the GDC process.

GDC does not guarantee that either spouse will complete a task, approve an agreement, remain cooperative, or sign a document. The parties are responsible for moving the process forward together.

5. GDC Is Not a Law Firm and Does Not Provide Legal Advice

Go Divorce Clinic Inc. is not a law firm. GDC does not represent either spouse, and use of the Portal does not create an attorney-client relationship between GDC and either spouse. GDC does not provide individualized legal advice, legal strategy, legal opinions, advocacy, or recommendations concerning what either spouse should choose, what settlement either spouse should accept, or whether a particular decision is in either spouse's legal, tax, financial, or personal interest.

• GDC does not advocate for one spouse against the other;
• GDC does not decide what is fair;
• GDC does not negotiate on behalf of either spouse;
• GDC does not recommend a legal strategy or settlement outcome;
• GDC does not appear in court or act as attorney for either spouse; and
• GDC does not substitute for an attorney, accountant, tax professional, financial adviser, therapist, real estate professional, or other professional whose advice may be appropriate.

GDC may provide general educational resources concerning California divorce procedure, explain how the Portal works, clarify procedural steps and instructions, and explain what information or direction the Portal requests from you.

6. Legal Document Assistant Framework and Document Preparation

GDC document-preparation activities are provided within California's Legal Document Assistant ("LDA") framework. GDC's document-preparation process utilizes information and specific directions supplied through the Portal. The Portal uses structured questionnaires and document-generation technology to gather and transfer information into corresponding document fields and to perform ministerial functions such as formatting.

Authorized GDC personnel, including the registered LDA where appropriate, may access case information and generated documents as part of GDC's document-preparation service, administration, quality control, user support, troubleshooting, correction, maintenance, or other legitimate service functions. Such access does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not convert GDC's role into legal representation or individualized legal advice.

Direction to Prepare California Judicial Council Forms

By accepting these Terms, you acknowledge the forms listed below and shown through the Judicial Council of California link provided, and specifically direct Go Divorce Clinic Inc. to prepare them for your uncontested divorce:

• FL-700 - Joint Petition-Marriage/Domestic Partnership
• FL-710 – Summons- Joint Petition
• FL-105 - Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), when applicable
• FL-130 - Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers, when applicable
• FL-140 - Declaration of Disclosure
• FL-141 - Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure and Income and Expense Declaration
• FL-142 - Schedule of Assets and Debts
• FL-144 - Stipulation and Waiver of Final Declaration of Disclosure, when applicable
• FL-150 - Income and Expense Declaration
• FL-170 - Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation
• FL-180 - Judgment
• FL-190 - Notice of Entry of Judgment
• FL-191 - Child Support Case Registry Form, when applicable

These forms are published by the Judicial Council of California and may be reviewed through the California Courts' official Find Your Court Forms page:

California Courts - Find Your Court Forms:
selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/divorce-forms

Additional local court documents may be required depending on the requirements of the local court you are filing in. Any local court forms are your responsibility to procure, prepare, and file if necessary.

7. Settlement Builder: The Couple Provides the Agreement

The Portal includes a settlement-building tool designed to help the parties record and organize agreements they have reached concerning divorce-related issues such as property, debts, support, parenting decisions, etc.

The settlement-building tool is not a negotiation service and does not decide the terms of the parties' settlement. GDC does not recommend which settlement provision, allocation, parenting decision, or other substantive outcome the parties should choose.

The Builder presents standardized options or provisions so the parties can identify which statement accurately reflects an agreement they have reached. Selecting a standardized provision directs GDC to record how the parties want their stated agreement memorialized. GDC does not infer or suggest that any option or provision is legally or financially preferable.

If the parties have not reached agreement on an issue, GDC does not make that decision for them. The parties may continue discussing the issue, seek independent professional advice, or engage in mediation or another appropriate supportive service.

Once the parties complete and confirm their selections, the Portal uses those instructions to prepare a written document reflecting the agreements they identified. The parties remain responsible for reviewing the resulting document and deciding whether to sign it, modify it, obtain independent review, use it in their divorce, or submit it to the court as their final settlement agreement.

8. Optional Mediation Is a Separate Service

GDC may offer separate paid mediation assistance for couples who want help working through unresolved issues. Mediation is not included in the standard DIY Portal fee and is subject to a separate fee, engagement, disclosures, and terms.

When Robert Revel acts as mediator, he acts as a neutral facilitator. Robert Revel is not an attorney or advocate for either spouse. The mediator may facilitate communication and help the parties work toward their own decisions but does not decide the outcome for them.

GDC does not provide arbitration services. Using mediation does not create an attorney-client relationship with GDC or the mediator. The parties are encouraged to obtain independent legal, tax, financial, or other professional advice as needed.

9. Your Information and Choices Must Be Accurate

The Portal relies upon information and choices entered by the parties. Each spouse is responsible for providing information that is truthful, accurate, complete, and current when submitted and for making sure selections accurately reflect that spouse's or the couple's entered choices and agreements.

GDC does not independently verify facts supplied by the parties. The parties are responsible for reviewing generated documents before signing, serving, filing, or otherwise using them. Errors resulting from inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, outdated, or incorrectly entered information or choices are not GDC-caused errors, and the parties bear full responsibility for those errors and their potential consequences.

10. Individual Information and Shared Documents

Each spouse completes certain questionnaires or intake information through their own account. The other spouse does not have Portal access to that spouse's internal questionnaire responses.

Information entered individually by each spouse, however, will be used to generate applicable divorce forms and may also appear in the parties' settlement agreement. GDC-generated court forms and the parties' settlement agreement will be made available through a shared document library accessible to both parties. Information entered individually may therefore appear in a generated document the other spouse can view, save, download, or print.

This sharing structure is an intentional part of the cooperative GDC process. Additional information concerning collection, use, storage, access, and disclosure of personal information is provided in the GDC Privacy Policy.

11. Final Submission and Corrections

The parties should carefully review information before making any submission the Portal identifies as final. When the Portal warns that information can no longer be edited through the Portal, final submission finalizes that information for Portal purposes. If a spouse later discovers an error in information they supplied or wants to change a substantive decision, that spouse is responsible for making or obtaining the appropriate correction outside the GDC Portal system.

Final submissions through the GDC Portal generate final documents.

This does not apply to a verified GDC-caused error in processing accurately supplied information or preparing GDC documents. Qualifying GDC-caused errors are handled under the GDC Refund Policy.

12. Filing, Service, Signatures, and Court Requirements

GDC does not file court documents for either spouse, serve documents for either spouse, or sign documents for either spouse.

The parties are responsible for:

• reviewing documents before use;
• providing all required signatures;
• completing required service;
• filing required documents;
• paying court filing fees and other third-party costs;
• providing attachments or supporting materials required by a court when requested by the court;
• complying with deadlines and responding to court communications; and
• following applicable statewide and local court procedures.

Individual courts and counties may have local forms or requirements that change over time. The parties should review the website of the applicable county family court for current local filing procedures and/or local forms before submitting documents.

13. No Document-Upload Service

The Portal is primarily a structured data-entry and document-preparation system. The GDC workflow does not require the parties to upload documents, nor is the Portal equipped to receive such uploads. The Portal system gathers all necessary information through its questionnaires. If GDC requests a court rejection notice or other document for the purpose of investigating a reported GDC-caused error, the requested document must be provided to GDC by email. Each spouse remains responsible for documents they must provide directly to a court or third party.

14. Accounts and Login Credentials

Each spouse must use their own Portal account and may not share login credentials. Each spouse is responsible for safeguarding their password and account access. GDC personnel do not require a spouse's password to administer the Portal or access a case through authorized administrative systems for review. If you know or reasonably suspect unauthorized access to your account, notify GDC promptly.

15. Portal Access Lasts 365 Days

A GDC Portal purchase provides the parties access for 365 days from the date of purchase. On day 366, GDC considers the case expired. The 365-day period is a firm service term. GDC does not extend, reinstate, reopen, or reactivate an expired Portal case. The parties are responsible for completing the Portal process and saving or printing documents they wish to retain before access expires.

A qualifying GDC-caused error reported within the 365-day service period remains subject to the GDC Refund Policy even if an applicable correction period extends beyond the original access term. GDC has no obligation to investigate or correct a GDC-caused error first reported after the 365-day service period has expired.

16. Portal Case Data After the Access Period

GDC's operational policy is to delete the active Portal divorce case record after the 365-day service period. This includes active Portal case information, personal data contained within the Portal case record, and GDC-generated case documents. The parties are responsible for preserving their own copies before access expires. Additional information concerning data retention and deletion is provided in the GDC Privacy Policy.

17. Fees and Payment

Portal access is purchased for a one-time fee of $2,500 unless another price is expressly presented at purchase. The Portal is not a recurring subscription. Payment processing is provided through a third-party payment processor. Court filing fees, postage, copying costs, mediation fees, attorney fees, other third-party professional fees, and other expenses payable to courts or third parties are separate from the DIY Portal fee unless GDC expressly states otherwise.

18. Refunds, Corrections, and GDC's Performance Guarantee

GDC stands behind its own performance. Refund eligibility is governed by the GDC Refund Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. If either spouse identifies a possible GDC-caused error in a GDC-generated document or service, whether before filing or through a court rejection, GDC will investigate and has the right to correct the qualifying problem at no additional charge.

The parties must provide sufficient notice and information for GDC to investigate and correct the issue, including any available court rejection notice or stated reason for rejection. If GDC requests a court rejection notice or other document for purposes of its investigation, it must be provided to GDC by email within 48 hours after GDC's request.

If GDC cannot successfully correct a qualifying GDC-caused error within the correction period stated in the Refund Policy, the Payor may be entitled to a refund as provided there. A qualifying GDC-caused error reported within the 365-day service period remains subject to the GDC Refund Policy even if GDC's applicable correction period extends beyond the original service term.

The guarantee applies to GDC's performance only. Only the Payor has the contractual right to request and receive a Portal-fee refund, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law.

19. Cancellation and Change of Circumstances

Except for any cancellation or rescission right required by applicable law, purchasing Portal access does not create a general change-of-mind refund right. Nonparticipation, reconciliation, abandonment, withdrawal of cooperation, refusal to sign, or a spouse's decision not to continue does not constitute a GDC-caused failure. The complete refund rules are contained in the GDC Refund Policy.

20. Court Outcomes and Judicial Discretion

GDC is not a court and does not control judges, court staff, local rules, processing times, or judicial discretion. GDC does not guarantee first-submission acceptance, a particular processing time, the absence of additional court requirements or hearings, or a particular judicial decision. A court rejection or request for correction does not by itself establish that GDC made an error. Reported problems are evaluated under the GDC Refund Policy.

21. Outside Professional Assistance

The parties may have cause to consult an attorney, accountant, tax professional, financial adviser, therapist, real estate professional, mediator, or other appropriate professional regarding matters related to their divorce. GDC does not assume responsibility for advice or services provided by third parties. If a change in circumstances causes the parties to cease meeting GDC's eligibility requirements, then each party is responsible for addressing that change.

22. Intellectual Property and Permitted Use

The Portal software, website design, workflows, questionnaires, instructional materials, videos, educational content, settlement-building architecture, written materials, branding, and other proprietary GDC content are owned by Go Divorce Clinic Inc. and protected by applicable law. Each spouse receives a limited, personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the Portal and GDC materials for their own divorce process during the access period.

Each spouse may save, print, reproduce, modify, and use their own generated divorce documents for their personal matter. The parties may not:

• resell or commercially distribute Portal access;
• reproduce or distribute GDC proprietary materials for commercial use;
• copy or replicate the Portal or its proprietary workflows;
• reverse engineer or attempt to extract Portal source code;
• interfere with Portal security or operation; or
• use GDC proprietary materials to create or operate a competing service.

23. Third-Party Services

GDC relies on third-party providers for aspects of hosting, payment processing, email, and technical services and may link to courts, government agencies, professionals, or other resources. GDC does not control independent third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their content, availability, policies, security practices, decisions, or services. Personal-information practices are addressed further in the Privacy Policy.

24. Availability of the Portal

GDC works to keep the Portal available and functioning, but internet-based services may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, updates, technical problems, hosting issues, internet failures, security events, or circumstances outside GDC's reasonable control. Temporary interruption does not create a refund right. Nothing in this section limits rights arising from a qualifying GDC-caused failure covered by the Refund Policy.

25. Disclaimer of Warranties

Except for the express GDC performance guarantee and rights or warranties that cannot lawfully be excluded, the Sites, Portal, materials, and services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Nothing in this section limits GDC's obligations concerning qualifying GDC-caused errors under the Refund Policy.

26. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Go Divorce Clinic Inc. will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages arising from use of or inability to use the Portal, conduct of either spouse, information or decisions supplied by either spouse, court delays or decisions, third-party services, or circumstances outside GDC's service parameters.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Go Divorce Clinic Inc.'s aggregate liability arising from the applicable Portal purchase will not exceed the amount actually paid to GDC for that Portal purchase. These limitations do not apply to liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded.

27. Responsibility and Conduct

Each spouse is responsible for their own use of the Portal, the information and directions they provide, agreements they make, documents they sign or file, and compliance with applicable law. The Payor is additionally responsible for compliance with these Terms.

The parties may not misuse the Portal, provide materially false or misleading information, violate another person's rights, interfere with Portal security or operation, or misuse GDC intellectual property.

28. Privacy and Security

GDC's collection, use, storage, access, disclosure, and retention of personal information are described in the GDC Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. Because the Portal processes personal and sensitive information necessary to prepare divorce documents, the parties should review the Privacy Policy.

29. Changes to These Terms

GDC may revise these Terms to reflect changes in services, technology, operations, or applicable law. Updated Terms will identify their effective date. A material change will not retroactively alter the essential economic terms or refund rights applicable to a completed Portal purchase unless required by law or affirmatively agreed to by the affected Payor. Future purchases are governed by the Terms accepted at purchase.

30. Governing Law

These Terms and the relationship between the Payor and Go Divorce Clinic Inc. are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

31. Severability and No Waiver

If any provision is determined invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law or severed as appropriate, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. GDC's failure to immediately enforce a provision does not waive its right to enforce that provision later.

32. Entire Agreement and Incorporated Policies

These Terms, together with the GDC Refund Policy, GDC Privacy Policy, eligibility representations accepted during purchase, and the GDC Participant Acknowledgment applicable to the participating spouse's use of the Portal, constitute the terms, policies, representations, and acknowledgments governing the applicable Portal process.

If these Terms conflict with the GDC Refund Policy concerning refund eligibility or administration, the Refund Policy controls, subject to applicable law. If these Terms conflict with the GDC Privacy Policy concerning GDC's handling of personal information, the Privacy Policy controls, subject to applicable law.

33. Electronic Agreement

The Payor is required to affirmatively review and agree to these Terms before completing payment. By selecting the applicable agreement checkbox or button and completing the purchase, the Payor acknowledges that they have read and understand these Terms, completed GDC's qualification process, understand the cooperative nature of the Portal and GDC's role and limitations, and understand that the other spouse's future cooperation cannot be guaranteed and that a lack or withdrawal of such cooperation does not constitute a GDC-caused failure or create a right to a refund. Electronic acceptance of these Terms has the same effect as agreeing to them in writing.

34. Contact Go Divorce Clinic

Questions concerning these Terms or operation of the GDC Portal may be directed to:

Go Divorce Clinic Inc.
131A Stony Circle #500
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 978-6886
Email: GoDivorce@gmail.com
Website: GoDivorceClinic.com

Declaration From Robert Revel LDA

Robert Revel LDA, is not an attorney, Go Divorce Clinic is not a law firm, and we do not provide the legal services understood as “practicing law” that an attorney performs. We do not provide legal representation, appear in Court with or for clients, render any kind of legal advice, explanation, opinion or recommendation about possible legal rights. We do not suggest or offer legal remedies, defenses, strategies or legal options. We do not select California State published legal forms for you. We will prepare legal documents only at your specific direction. The State of California requires that we advise you that while Go Divorce Clinic is registered with Sonoma County to lawfully perform Legal Document Assistance pursuant to the requirements of California Business and Professional Code §6450, the County Clerk does not evaluate or approve of the knowledge, experience, or quality of its registrants. Pursuant to California Business and Professional Code §6410.5, the following notice is required prior to executing a legal contract for legal document assistance services executed without attorney supervision in the State of California.

NOTICE TO CONSUMER

DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS BEFORE YOU READ THIS NOTICE

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE TO CONSUMER

By accepting these Terms, I acknowledge that Robert Revel, LDA, has communicated to me the above Declaration, including that he is not an attorney, that Go Divorce Clinic is not a law firm, that neither Robert Revel nor Go Divorce Clinic can represent me in court or provide legal advice concerning my legal rights or the law, and that Robert Revel cannot select legal forms for me. I acknowledge that I have read and understand these disclosures.

CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

6411. It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant to do any of the following:

(a) Make false or misleading statements to the consumer concerning the subject matter, legal issues, or self-help service being provided by the legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant.

(b) Make any guarantee or promise to a client or prospective client, unless the guarantee or promise is in writing and the legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant has a reasonable factual basis for making the guarantee or promise.

(c) Make any statement that the legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant can or will obtain favors or has special influence with a court, or a state or federal agency.

(d) Provide assistance or advice which constitutes the unlawful practice of law pursuant to Section 6125, 6126, or 6127.

(e) Engage in the unauthorized practice of law, including, but not limited to, giving any kind of advice, explanation, opinion, or recommendation to a consumer about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms, or strategies. A legal document assistant shall complete documents only in the manner prescribed by subdivision (d) of Section 6400.

(f) Use in the person's business name or advertising the words "legal aid," "legal services," or any similar term that has the capacity, tendency, or likelihood to mislead members of the public about that person's status as a nonprofit corporation or Governmentally supported organization offering legal services without charge to indigent people, or employing members of the State Bar to provide those services.

FINAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

By accepting these Terms, I acknowledge that Go Divorce Clinic Inc. and Robert Revel, L.D.A., have communicated the foregoing terms, notices, disclosures, and declarations to me. I acknowledge that I have had the opportunity to read them, that I understand them, and that I agree to proceed with GDC's services subject to these Terms.