Rocket Lawyer and Virdix are genuinely different kinds of products. Rocket Lawyer is a broad, subscription-based legal document library that happens to include a divorce settlement agreement template; Virdix is a single-purpose tool built only around California's own divorce, custody, support, and restraining order court forms. Here's how they compare.
Neither Virdix nor Rocket Lawyer is a law firm for the purposes of the core document product. Rocket Lawyer does offer access to a broader attorney network as part of its membership; Virdix does not offer attorney access at any tier.
Quick Comparison
| Virdix | Rocket Lawyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | California divorce, custody, support, and DVRO document prep only | General-purpose legal document subscription covering family, business, real estate, and more |
| Price (as of July 2026) | Free during open beta | Standard $149/year, Plus $249/year, Pro $349/year, each with unlimited personalized documents and e-signatures |
| Divorce-specific offering | 68+ California Judicial Council court forms across divorce, custody, support, and restraining orders | A Divorce Settlement Agreement template within the "Family and personal" document category |
| California court-form coverage | Built specifically for California's Judicial Council forms (FL-100, FL-142, and the rest) | Not confirmed; California-specific divorce court-form coverage was not verified for this article |
| Pricing model | Free during beta, no subscription | Annual membership, same price whether used once or often |
| Attorney access | Not offered (information and document prep only) | Access to a broader attorney network is part of Rocket Lawyer's stated value proposition; specific pricing and scope not confirmed |
| County-specific filing detail | Built for all 58 California counties | Not confirmed for divorce-related documents |
| Respondent-side support | Yes, purpose-built for people responding to a filing | Not confirmed |
Where Rocket Lawyer Is a Reasonable Fit
Rocket Lawyer is built for people with recurring or varied legal document needs, not just a single divorce filing. Its membership tiers (Standard at $149 per year, Plus at $249 per year, and Pro at $349 per year) each include unlimited personalized documents and e-signatures, so if you need a will, a lease, a business contract, and a family document like a settlement agreement over the course of a year, one subscription covers all of it. Rocket Lawyer also offers access to a broader attorney network as part of its value proposition, which is useful if you want the option to ask a licensed attorney a question outside of the divorce process itself. For someone whose legal needs extend well beyond a single California divorce filing, that breadth is a genuine advantage.
Where Virdix Is Built Differently
Virdix isn't trying to be a general legal document library. It's built narrowly around California family law: divorce, custody, child support, and domestic violence restraining order case types, using California's own Judicial Council forms. Rocket Lawyer's family document category includes a Divorce Settlement Agreement template, but whether Rocket Lawyer produces the actual California court forms your county Superior Court requires, such as the FL-100 petition or the FL-142 schedule of assets and debts, was not confirmed for this article. If your case needs the specific forms a California court will accept for filing, that's worth confirming directly with Rocket Lawyer before relying on a general template.
Because Virdix only serves California, its form logic goes deep on this state's rules: county-by-county filing requirements across all 58 Superior Courts, current California Family Code timelines including the 6-month, 1-day mandatory waiting period, and the state's fee waiver thresholds. Virdix is also built specifically to support respondents, the spouse who was served rather than the one who filed.
During its open beta, Virdix's full form library and guided flows are free, with no card required. That pricing will change after beta; beta users are told by email before anything changes. If you're weighing handling your California divorce without a lawyer, a narrow, purpose-built tool and a broad annual subscription serve different situations.
What Neither Service Does
Neither Virdix nor Rocket Lawyer's core document products can:
- Give you legal advice about your specific case or tell you what outcome to expect
- Represent you in a hearing or negotiate with your spouse's attorney
- Guarantee a court will accept your paperwork without any changes
If your case involves contested custody, complex property division, business valuation, or a restraining order with real safety risk, both companies' document products stop short of that, and a licensed California family law attorney (through Rocket Lawyer's network, independently, or otherwise) is the right next step. For a broader look at how to evaluate any provider, see How to Choose a California Divorce Service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rocket Lawyer cheaper than Virdix?
As of July 2026, Virdix is free during its open beta. Rocket Lawyer's published membership tiers are Standard at $149 per year, Plus at $249 per year, and Pro at $349 per year, each including unlimited personalized documents and e-signatures, not a per-document fee. Virdix's post-beta pricing has not yet been announced.
Does Rocket Lawyer prepare California divorce court forms like the FL-100 or FL-142?
This was not confirmed. Rocket Lawyer's "Family and personal" document category includes a Divorce Settlement Agreement template alongside wills, living wills, and other family documents. Whether it produces California's specific Judicial Council court forms was not verified; confirm directly with Rocket Lawyer whether its documents match what your county court requires.
What is Rocket Lawyer, exactly?
Rocket Lawyer is a subscription-based legal document platform covering many legal needs (family, business, real estate, and more), not a service built specifically around divorce filing. Its divorce-related offering, as far as could be confirmed, is a settlement agreement template rather than a full state court-forms filing product.
Does Rocket Lawyer give me access to an attorney?
Rocket Lawyer offers access to a broader attorney network as part of its value proposition. Specific consultation pricing, hours, and scope were not confirmed for this article; check Rocket Lawyer's current membership terms directly for what attorney access actually includes at each tier.
Is Virdix a subscription like Rocket Lawyer?
No. Virdix is not a subscription and is not a general legal document library. It's a single-purpose tool for California divorce, custody, support, and restraining order paperwork, free during its open beta with no recurring fee.
Which one should I use?
If you have ongoing or varied legal document needs beyond divorce, such as business contracts, estate planning, or repeated use over a year, Rocket Lawyer's subscription model is built for that. If you specifically need California divorce, custody, support, or restraining order paperwork done with California-specific depth, and don't need a broader legal document subscription, Virdix is built for that narrower use case.
Pricing and feature information for Rocket Lawyer reflects information publicly available on rocketlawyer.com as of July 2026 (see sources below). California-specific court-form coverage for Rocket Lawyer's divorce document was not confirmed and is not claimed in this article. Confirm current pricing, membership terms, and document coverage directly with Rocket Lawyer before purchasing. Virdix is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rocket Lawyer.
Sources checked (July 2026): direct fetch of rocketlawyer.com (membership tier pricing, "Family and personal" document category, Divorce Settlement Agreement template listing, general attorney network description); Virdix internal pricing page (virdix.co/pricing).