We Use Documents

We drown in information and documents. Work life and personal life. Sometimes we have to read and interpret documents, sometimes we have to create or explain documents. Besides the written documents, words, we read for pleasure and general information, there are documents that are closely aligned with our well being. Everything we do has an entire body of information attached. Instructions, warnings, and definitions. Among the documents that we read, interpret, create, and explain are utility bills, insurance claims, cell phone contracts, residential leases, commercial leases, rental car contracts, homeowners insurance, bank statements, birth certificates, passports, apostilles, letters, orders, promissory notes, property abstracts, property deeds, rental agreement, settlement agreements, plea agreements, prenuptial agreements, loan notes, writs of possession, garnishments, and as many more types of documents that a person may need at some point in his or her life, all depending on specific events and goals that cause the need for the documents to arise.

The problem is, most of us cannot fully process each and every document encountered. For those who are able to comprehend, time to do so is the next challenge. We welcome the time to live our lives, watch our children grow, and carry out our adventures, rather than parsing through yet another set of documents which we will conquer once and never look at again. In addition to the documents listed above there are also legal documents that may demand our urgent attention as life events dictate. These might include divorce petitions, consents to adopt, paternity actions, answers, wills, trusts, deeds, powers of attorney, advance directives, prenuptial agreements, antenuptial agreements, plea bargains, bankruptcy petitions, tax returns, and as many more types of documents that a person may need at some point in his or her life, all depending on specific events and goals that cause the need for the documents to arise.

People want and need help staying afloat in this man made information sea. There are various businesses that exist solely for the purpose of compiling, organizing, using,and restructuring information, What if all of these businesses suddenly disappeared all at the same time.

Imagine if you will, that suddenly there are no tax preparers, no insurance agents, no realtors, no accountants, no title companies, and no notaries, All the sudden every single person must handle all of their own documents themselves. What if there were no one to help us read, interpret, create, or explain any of these documents which are representative of entire bodies of information that may be crucial to our well-being.

Lack of timely attention to certain types of documents can have serious consequences, including fines, penalties, and loss. A large part of modern day survival is staying on the right side of regulations. We need our support systems, our document helpers, and all of those businesses that help us stay afloat.