447.13
For all subscribers
No changes of general applicability in this release.
State specific
Florida
- When the option to print footnotes with each item was selected, the columns in the footnote lines were misaligned. (Printing footnotes at the end of the affidavit was not affected.) This has been fixed.
- Debt footnotes were not printing. They are now printing.
- If the first party named in the software is the respondent in a case, and there is a residence that’s separate property, the mortgage on the property will now appear in the correct party’s column.
- When printing the Affidavit, if there are expenses on line 36, they were being repeated on line 37. They are now appearing as they should.
- Some asset and liability types were reassigned when an existing file was opened. We were able to fix this issue for files that have not yet been opened in the new Financial Affidavit release. However, if you opened a file on July 23, 24, or 25, you might need to fix your asset and liability types manually.
Here are the steps:
1. At the top of the Assets & Liabilities page, click the 3rd checkbox, to use the “Financial Plan” view.
2. Look at each Investment, Debt, and Personal Item. If the Type is wrong, correct it.
3. Return to the top of the Assets & Liabilities page and click the checkbox that had been selected.
447.12
For all subscribers
- Menus on Tablets. In the Cloud software, the menus on the left were retracting when using the software on tablets. That no longer happens.
State specific
California
- Bonus Report. We fixed an error with the bonus report that was occurring and giving slightly wrong results if the parties are filing jointly.
Florida
- Affidavit. We released the new Florida Financial Affidavit long form (902c).
447.11
For all subscribers
- Landscape mode. In the Cloud software, the software now automatically switches to Landscape mode when making PDFs of Support What If and Property Division Scenarios, when those reports have more columns than will fit on a Portrait mode page.
- Updated infrastructure. We have updated the versions of all the software platforms and tools that we use. This should not affect your experience, but it helps assure that we can continue to deliver high-quality service.
State specific
Alaska
- Updated minimum wage rate. We updated to the current minimum wage rate. This is used if, when entering wages, you click the checkbox to use minimum wage.
California
- Support add-ons. For child support add-ons, when a method other than 50/50 was being used, the software was miscalculating the amount allocable to each party when the wife was the first party entered. It is now calculating correctly. We have also added a couple of fields to improve the explanation of how that calculation is done.
- Support add-ons. For child support add-ons, in the calculation of income and expense for additional child support purposes, the calculated amount of spousal support was appearing even if spousal support was not actually being paid in the case. Now, spousal support appears in that calculation only if it is actually being paid in the case.
Colorado
- Extraordinary medical expenses. We updated the text that describes the entry of extraordinary medical expenses. We removed from the text the requirement to only enter expenses above a $250 threshold. This threshold was eliminated in recent legislation.
- Other child support orders. On the child support data entry screen, in the section for Deductions Including Maintenance and Prior Support Orders, we changed the text of the line for other child support orders to indicate that it encompasses any other child support orders, not only child support orders of prior relationships.
DC
- Updated minimum wage rate. We updated to the current minimum wage rate. This is used if, when entering wages, you click the checkbox to use minimum wage.
Florida
- Arrears interest. We updated the arrears interest rate for the July 1, 2025 update.
New York
- Major expenses. “Camp, College and Eduction” expenses that were designated as K-12 expenses were not carrying to the Net Worth Statement. They are now carrying properly.
Oregon
- Updated minimum wage rate. We updated to the current minimum wage rate. This is used if, when entering wages, you click the checkbox to use minimum wage.
447.10
Released June 15, 2025
For All Users
1. Auto-Archive. You can now set the software to automatically archive older files. You specify the cutoff age (e.g., files 6 months old or older). You can turn Auto-archive on and off by clicking the settings gear in File Manager.
2. Landscape mode automatically selected. The software now automatically senses whether landscape mode would be needed for the following reports:
- Marital Property Division report, if enough columns are specified.
- Marital and Separate Property Division Report, if enough columns are specified.
- In Florida, the DPA guideline report.
It is possible that the report is so wide that it does not fit even if printed in Landscape mode.
You then have to select fewer columns to display.
3. Desktop splash screen. We have updated the desktop splash screen (the screen that appears when the software is loading) with our new logo and the current year (2025).
4. “Last modified” date. We have refined the setting of the “last modified” date on files. Previously, if you archived a file, the “last modified” date would be the date you archived it. Please note that when you upload a file, the “last modified” date continues to be the date you upload it, not the date that had previously been on the file.
State Specific
California
- Bonus Reports. In the Bonus Reports, the software now displays columns for Spousal Support only if you have specified that the software is calculating spousal support.
Florida
- Links for out-of-pocket health care expenses. On the child support screen, the links for the screen to enter out-of-pocket healthcare expenses were located significantly below the lines where health insurance premiums are entered. This made it difficult to find those lines. We have moved those lines up immediately below the sections where insurance premiums for medical, dental, and vision are entered. We hope this makes the out-of-pocket healthcare expense lines easier to find.
- Affidavit of Income for Child Support. On the Affidavit of Income for Child Support, the party’s name and contact information now accompany the signature line, and the attorney’s name and contact information appear in the bottom right corner of the form (unless the party is pro se).
Georgia
- Parenting time adjustment. The new parenting time adjustment is now live, as an option.
Illinois
- Form Updates. Updated Court Form DV-CSIS 128.
- IV-D Case Number. Improved explanation of where to enter IV-D Case Number everywhere it appears.
Massachusetts
- Affidavit. The trusts/annuities income line is now being properly initialized, so values that have been removed on the data entry screen do not “stick” on the Affidavit.
New Jersey
- Pagination. In the New Jersey CIS Part E, we have reduced the vertical space between asset types. The reason for this was to eliminate the page break before the totals.
New York
- Client data entry. In the Client Data Entry site, the “add another” expense lines were not implemented. They are now there.
447.09
For All Users
1. Notifications of Client Logins. Previously, we would send an email to the professional or paralegal whenever a client logged in. Now, that is an option that you can turn on or off. And by default, the option is turned off. That means that, if you do nothing, you will no longer receive those emails. If you would like to continue to receive emails whenever a client logs in, start File Manager, click the option gear (shown below), and check the box to do so. The box is labeled “Email Alert Upon Client Login.”
This option is available only in the Cloud software, not in the desktop software.
2. Landscape Mode. There are a few pages in the software where landscape mode can be appropriate.
These are the following:
– Marital Property Division report, if enough columns are specified.
– Marital and Separate Property Division Report, if enough columns are specified.
– In Florida, the DPA guideline report.
Until now, it was not possible to print these in landscape mode in the Cloud software. Now you can. Here’s how: for the property division reports, there is now an option on the Options screen for the report to print landscape mode. If you click that check box, then, when you print, the report will come out in landscape mode. For the Florida DPA guideline report, there is no need for an option. That page will always print in landscape mode
3. Logo on Cover Page. In the Cloud software, it is now possible to upload your logo and have it print on the front page of financial reports. To do that, go to Settings > Configuration > Set Report Options > Upload your Logo. You may use .jpg, .png, or .bmp files. Also be sure that you have selected the option to print a cover page in the Financial Plan Report Options section immediately below the logo upload button.
Once the logo is uploaded, print a financial report. To do that, click Reports > More Reports. Specify multiple reports to print, and click the pdf button at the top. Your logo will appear on the cover page.
4. Alert text. In the Cloud software, when the software wants to alert you to a possible inconsistency or missing data, it displays that information in bold font. That information will now appear in a bright blue font, so it is clearly visible and distinguishable from general program text.
5. Account button. In the Cloud software, there is now an Account button in the upper right hand corner. Click that button if you wish to change your credit card information, or to upgrade from the Cloud to the Firm edition. The screen may ask for your User Id. You can find your User Id at the very bottom of the Family Law Software screen.
6. Banner with Support Results. In the Cloud software, the child and spousal support amounts appear in a banner at the very top of the Enter Data screen. In some cases, that banner was being cut off. If your screen is wide enough, which most PCs are, you can now see the full banner.
7. Property Division Scenarios. In the Cloud software, it was not possible to print an individual column in the Property Division Scenarios screen (Analysis > Prop Div Scenarios). It is now possible to do so.
8. Program help. We have rewritten our program help to reflect the current release of the software. At the top of many screens, you will see a help button. Click that button, and you will now be taken to the newly updated program help, context-sensitive for that screen.
9. “Details” sections. We have changed the label of “Details” sections in our reports to “Support Impact.” The “Support Impact” label enables the headings to be more consistent and more descriptive.
10. Cell phone numbers. On some state affidavits, there is a field for the phone number. In the past, we always carried the home phone number to that field. It is now the case that, if there is no home phone number entered, but there is a cell phone number entered, we will carry the cell phone number to the phone number field on the affidavit. This accomplishes the affidavit’s objective of having the phone number where the party can be reached appear on the affidavit.
State specific
California
- Spousal Support. The “Enter Data > Support Data > Complete” screen now has, at the top of the screen, the option to specify whether we should calculate spousal support . That makes this important option easier to find. That option continues also to be located in the Spousal Support section of the screen, as it has been.
Georgia
- Capital gains tax. We have updated the Georgia capital gains rate to 5.19%.
Illinois
- Mandatory retirement. It is now possible to enter mandatory retirement contributions on the Wages “more info” screen. This makes it more convenient to enter the mandatory retirement number, which you are typically copying from a pay stub where the wages number is also located.
- Child tax credit. We now automatically calculate the Illinois child tax credit in the Illinois state tax calculation.
Maryland
- Official forms. We have updated all official forms to the latest versions.
New Jersey
- SSR Worksheet. On the New Jersey SSR worksheet, in the shared custody section, we have updated the line numbers.
New York
- Footnotes for transportation expenses. Footnotes for New York transportation expenses now appear on the Budget Report, regardless of whether the expenses are entered per vehicle or for all vehicles at once. Previously, transportation expenses footnotes did not generally carry to the Budget Report if expenses were entered per vehicle.
447.08
For All Users
- State tax updates. We have updated the tax rates and tables for all states to 2025 rates. This means that Family Law Software has more current rates even than your tax software. Tax software will not be updated for 2025 rates until late fall. One exception: California, which does not publish its current-year tax rates until fall each year. The following states had some changes this year. Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Many of these are simply inflation adjustments to brackets.
- Updated Software Help online. We have updated the online Software Help. This help is organized screen by screen in Family Law Software. It gives overviews of what is happening on each screen and useful tips on what and how to enter information on each data entry screen, or how to use the Analysis and Reports screens to improve client outcomes.
- Support What If. On the Support What If screen in the Cloud, you can now print the guideline as it would look for each scenario without having to swap columns.
- Securities Gain. On the Securities Gain screen, changing the basis now updates the gain amount without having to refresh the screen. The Securities Gain screen helps you see how much “built in” gain there is on the securities in a client’s portfolio. This is important, because $10,000 of assets with substantial built-in gain is actually worth less on an after-tax basis than $10,000 of assets with no built-in gain.
- Changed “Other What If” to “General What If.” We have changed the name of the menu option “Other What If” to “General What If.” This is on the Analysis tab. The name “General What If” is more descriptive.
State specific
California
- Judicial Council form FL-191. We had combined two sets of checkboxes in to one group. Now, they are separated into two groups.
- Judicial Council form FL-341(C). We added this form.
Florida
- Child support. In the step-down calculation, if alimony ends during the step-down period, that affects the calculation of child support. That effect is now being taken into account in calculating the step-down child support amount.
Illinois
- Order for Support . We have updated our Order for Support to match the current official form.
Michigan
- Support What If. The scenarios for Support What If now print the official Michigan guideline worksheet.
Minnesota
- Guideline worksheet. When one party pays health insurance and the other party pays dental insurance, the medical support obligation amount on line 9(g) for the noncustodial parent now matches the amount shown on the state’s online calculator.