DREADEN: Gale digital access puts legal forms at your fingertips

Need legal documents? Just go to www.cityofcrestview.org/library.php, click on Electronic Resources and scroll down to the individual databases to find Gale LegalForms. Your 14-digit Crestview Public Library card is required for access.

Take the law into your own hands — and fingertips — with Gale LegalForms.

Now it’s easy to create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle or stress. You can remove much of the mystery, anxiety and expense out of many legal transactions with the online reference that puts library patrons in control.

Gale LegalForms is the only digital resource to offer legal forms that are state-specific.

The most popular legal form searches include bankruptcy, divorce, power of attorney, wills and estates, landlord tenant, name change, real estate, incorporation and sample letters, but over 70 main categories are included.

Users may download the specific form, choose the desired format (such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat), edit the form by entering all relevant information, complete it and print it. Completed forms can also be saved to the computer’s hard drive or emailed.

Also included are a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.

More good news! Gale LegalForms is going mobile responsive and will undergo an interface update Aug. 1. These enhancements improve usability and increase accessibility so that it’s easy for users to navigate anytime on any device.

Your 14-digit Crestview Public Library card is required for access. Just go to www.cityofcrestview.org/library.php, click on Electronic Resources and scroll down to the individual databases to find Gale LegalForms.

Be sure to also check out the additional Legal Resource links at the bottom of the page.

Sandra Dreaden is the Crestview Public Library's reference librarian.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: DREADEN: Gale digital access puts legal forms at your fingertips