Solstice is not a law firm, and it does not give legal advice
Last updated September 2026
Solstice is AI software. It helps people understand court processes, organize their documents, find information inside them, keep track of deadlines, and prepare drafts. We want you to know exactly what that does and does not include.
Solstice is an AI, not a person
When you talk with Solstice, you are talking with an AI virtual paralegal: software that uses artificial intelligence to understand your questions and write its answers. "Virtual paralegal" describes the kind of help it gives, not a credential: Solstice is not a licensed paralegal or a Utah Licensed Paralegal Practitioner, and no lawyer supervises its answers. No person reads your conversation and replies, and Solstice will always tell you it is an AI if you ask. AI can be wrong even when it sounds sure of itself, which is why Solstice's answers about your documents show their sources so you can check them.
Where Solstice works
Solstice's court-deadline calculator and court guidance currently cover Utah. If you live somewhere else, you are still welcome to create a free account and talk with Solstice about what you're facing. It will explain general ideas, help you organize your thoughts and papers, and tell you plainly when a question depends on rules it does not yet know for your state. For the rules where you live, check your state court's self-help website.
What Solstice is
- A tool that explains legal processes and terms in general, plain-language terms.
- A place to organize your documents and ask questions about them, with the source for each answer.
- A deadline calculator based on published court rules, which shows the rule it used so you can check it.
- A drafting assistant that produces documents for a person to review, change and take responsibility for.
What Solstice is not
- Not your lawyer. Using Solstice does not create an attorney-client relationship with Solstice or with anyone else.
- Not legal advice. Solstice is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. It does not tell you what you should do in your case, and nothing it produces is a substitute for advice from a lawyer licensed where you live.
- Not privileged. Your conversations with Solstice are not protected by attorney-client privilege. We protect them as described in our privacy summary, but a court could treat them differently from a conversation with your lawyer.
- Not a filing service. Solstice never files anything with a court or sends anything to the other side for you.
- Not a guarantee. Software can be wrong. Court rules change, and deadlines depend on facts Solstice may not know. Always confirm important dates and requirements with the court or a lawyer.
Your responsibility for what you file
Every document Solstice helps prepare is a draft. If you are representing yourself, Solstice asks you to confirm that you take responsibility for a document before it is marked ready to file. If you are an attorney, you remain responsible for your work product under your professional rules.
When to talk to a lawyer
Consider a lawyer, even for limited help, if your case involves any of the following:
- Safety concerns, domestic violence or a protective order
- A disagreement about custody or where the children will live
- A business, a retirement account, a pension or significant property or debt
- A deadline you have already missed, or a default that has been entered against you
- An appeal, or anything the other side's lawyer is pressing you to sign quickly
Many lawyers offer limited-scope help: reviewing your papers, or preparing you for one hearing, without taking the whole case. Free and low-cost options in Utah are listed in our guide.
If you are in danger
Call 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is free and confidential, day and night, at 1-800-799-7233.