Family Law Software Version Notes

448.18

For everyone

1. Health Insurance tax categories. We have updated the pre-tax labels on the health insurance tax category drop-down to be more clear. They now read “Pre-tax & FICA-exempt” and “Pre-tax & FICA taxable.”
   
2. Marital Property Division. We now show the unallocated amount even if it is negative. There could be a negative unallocated amount if debts exceed assets.
   
3. RSU. If you enter restricted stock units on the RSU table, that will overwrite any value you previously entered for the asset. We now make that more clear.
   
4. Required minimum distributions. We have now updated the default start date for required minimum distributions from IRA and 401(k) plans to be age 73.
   
5. Arrears. We have updated the state-specific arrears interest rates.
   
6. “Net income” label on Budget Report. The net income label now appears fully when the user has entered one or more discretionary expenses.
   
7. “Tips” deduction. We now explain the new tips deduction, where tips are entered.

State-specific changes

California

• Improved Child Support Data Entry Screen consolidates quick and complete in a single screen.
  
• Updated the following California PDF forms:
  • FL-305
  • FL-300-INFO
  • RI-FL024
  • RI-FL035
  • CLETS-001
  • FL-324(P)
  • FL-324(NP)
    
• Improvements to FL-105, FL-700, FL-710, and FL-720
  

Colorado

• Users of the Quick tab on the Child Support data entry screen, and of the Personal Edition, can now specify to use the prior guideline or the current guideline.

Florida

• High incomes. We now explain how we calculate child support for combined incomes over $10,000.

Illinois

• Affidavit. We now reset the county on the Affidavit and guideline worksheets if it is changed on the Affidavit data entry screen.

Massachusetts

• PDF – update TC002
  
• Child support. We now exclude prior relationship child support from income for the child support calculation

New York

• Maintenance. The maintenance amount at the top of the screen will appear only if it is currently being calculated.

448.17

No visible changes.

448.16

Released May 28, 2026

Changes for everyone

1. Back-end infrastructure update. (Updated to node 24.) There should be no impact on the software itself.

448.15

Released 4/28/2026

For everyone

• State tax update. We have updated the state tax rates and brackets to the most current rates available.

• QBID calculation. In calculating the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID) the program now subtracts the self-employment tax adjustment (that is, half of the party’s self-employment tax) and self-employment health insurance from Qualified Business Income before calculating the QBI deduction. This will result in only a small adjustment to tax, but the calculation is now more precise.

State specific

California

• Child Support. We now display the calculated value for the number of children for purposes of the California Earned Income Credit. You may override this value.
  
• Judicial Council Form FL 100 and FL 120. We have extended the length of the line 9b separate property fields.

Connecticut

• The state tax report now indicates that the exemption amount varies based on filing status and income level.

Florida

• Arrears. We have updated to the April 2026 interest rate for calculating arrears.

North Carolina

• The child support screen now has a place where you can enter data for extraordinary expenses.

448.14

Released April 18, 2026

For Everyone

This release has changes only for the state of California.

State Specific

California

• Child Support Data Entry – On the FLS-Quick screen, the Results section now updates when values change without requiring a refresh of the screen.
  
• Child Support Data Entry – On the FLS-Quick screen, we now show the software’s calculation of the number of children for the child care credit, child tax credit, and earned income credit. You may override these calculations.

448.13

Released April 15, 2026

For everyone

This release featured only state-specific updates.

State specific

California

• On the child support data entry screen, we swapped the sequence of tabs so that the FLS-Quick is the first tab.
  
• On the child support data entry screen, the software will now remember which tab you were on.
  
• On the FLS-Quick tab on the Child Support data entry screen, we now include tip income.
  
• On the FLS-Quick tab on the Child Support data entry screen, you now have the ability to enter the state where the party lives. This is useful if the party is taxed in a different state.
  
• Family Law Software now includes the new California Judicial Council forms for joint petitions. The forms are: 
  • FL-700, Joint Petition – Marriage or Domestic Partnership 
  • FL-710, Summons – Joint Petition
  • FL-720, Notice of Revocation of Joint Petition 
    
• Extended the length of the name field on PDF Form MC-050

• In the child support results section, we now show the full range of the low income adjustment.

•  We have conformed our California child care credit calculation to Senate Bill 711. In this case, the child care credit for California is no longer in sync with the federal child care credit.

Georgia

• We have moved the link for the parenting time adjustment worksheet from the guideline worksheet to Schedule C.