Non-Legal Divorce Support Service Boundaries

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Section 1: Our Role
 

Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC provides compassionate, practical, non-legal and non-clinical support for individuals navigating separation or uncontested divorce.

Our role is to help clients feel more grounded, organized, supported, and prepared as they move through a difficult life transition.

Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, legal document preparation, therapy, counseling, mediation, financial advice, tax advice, or emergency services.

Clients remain responsible for their own legal decisions, documents, filings, deadlines, appointments, financial decisions, and safety decisions.
 

Section 2: What We Can Help With

Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC may provide emotional support and steady presence; grounding before or after stressful appointments; personal organization of client-provided information, notes, folders, reminders, calendars, and checklists; practical appointment preparation; scheduling and logistical support; courthouse preparation; courthouse accompaniment; waiting-room support; general navigation and wayfinding; and help organizing questions a client may wish to ask an appropriate licensed professional or court resource.

Our support is compassionate, practical, non-legal, and non-clinical.

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Section 3: What We Do Not Provide

Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC does not provide legal advice, legal representation, legal strategy, legal interpretation, legal document preparation, therapy, counseling, mediation, financial advice, tax advice, crisis intervention, or emergency services.

We do not choose legal forms for clients; complete, prepare, edit, review, or file legal documents; tell clients what to write in legal documents; interpret court orders, legal documents, laws, or court rules; determine legal rights or obligations; recommend a legal result or settlement term; negotiate legal matters; make legal decisions for clients; or speak on a client’s behalf regarding legal matters.

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Section 4: If You Ask a Legal Question

If you ask a Companion a legal question, the Companion will remind you that Tri-State cannot answer or interpret the legal question.

We may help you organize the question you want to ask, locate publicly available official resources, or identify an appropriate type of professional or court resource.

We cannot tell you what to file, which legal form to use, what a legal document means, what your legal rights or obligations are, how the law applies to your circumstances, or what legal decision you should make.

Legal questions should be directed to a licensed attorney or appropriate court resource.

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Section 5: Courthouse Accompaniment Boundaries

During courthouse accompaniment, a Companion may provide calm presence, general navigation and wayfinding, waiting-room support, grounding, practical organization, and other approved non-legal assistance.

A Companion may not speak to the judge or speak for the client, communicate a client’s legal position to court staff or other parties, provide legal advice or legal interpretation, tell the client what to say in a legal proceeding, prepare or review legal documents, negotiate legal matters, represent the client, interfere with court proceedings, or act as an attorney, legal representative, mediator, therapist, or court official.

Clients remain responsible for following courthouse rules, security requirements, filing requirements, deadlines, and instructions provided by appropriate court personnel or licensed professionals.

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Section 6: Emotional Support Boundaries

Emotional Support Sessions provide compassionate, non-clinical support during a difficult life transition.

They are not therapy, counseling, diagnosis, mental health treatment, crisis intervention, or emergency services.

A Companion may listen, provide grounding support, help a client identify practical next steps, and offer steady emotional presence without diagnosing, treating, or providing clinical mental health services.

If you are in immediate danger or experiencing an emergency, call 911 or your local emergency services immediately.

Do not rely on Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC, a Companion, website forms, email, text messages, or booking systems for emergency response.

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Section 7: Client Responsibility

Clients remain responsible for their own legal decisions, legal documents, signatures, filings, deadlines, court appearances, appointments, financial decisions, safety decisions, and compliance with instructions from courts, attorneys, government agencies, and other appropriate professionals.

Tri-State Divorce Companion LLC provides support, organization, and accompaniment within a clearly defined non-legal and non-clinical role. Our services do not replace legal, therapeutic, financial, tax, emergency, or other licensed professional services.

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Section 8: Need Support?

Not sure which Tri-State service fits what you need?

Start with a free 15-minute Clarity Call. We can talk about the type of support you are looking for and whether emotional support, personal organization, courthouse accompaniment, or another available Tri-State service may be appropriate.

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