Family Law Software Version Notes

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.

448.12

Released April 1, 2026

For Everyone

1. New tool for diagnostics. If users have a technical issue, tech support will now be able to enable them to record their screen and all the messages being sent to and from the server, so we can attempt more easily to diagnose the issue.

State Specific

California

• Hardship deduction. In a few situations, we were not calculating the hardship deduction correctly. We believe it is now working correctly in all cases.

Colorado

• Final limitation worksheet. Per request of the Colorado Judicial Council, we have changed the way we apply the Final Income Limitation Worksheet. When the Final Income Limitation Worksheet applies, we now compare the line 3a or 4a amount to the main worksheet line 13 amount (that is, the net line 12 amount) rather than just the obligor’s line 12 amount. New line 13a appears when the Final Income Limitation Worksheet affects the outcome.

Illinois

• Updated child support guideline table and gross-to-net tax table.

Massachusetts

• Other expense. There were situations where the “other expense” entry text could be duplicated elsewhere. That is no longer happening.

448.11

Released March 26, 2026

For everyone

1. Bulk Actions in File Manager. Now, in File Manager, you can do the following actions with multiple files at one time:
   • Delete
   • Archive
   • Download
   • Move

To do any of these actions, click one or more checkboxes in the left column. Then the options above the files list — Delete, Archive, Download, and Move — will appear. Select the option you want.

The “Move” option is available only if you have the Firm Edition. It allows you to bulk move files to another attorney in your firm. This is great if an attorney is leaving, and you want to move their files to another attorney.

448.10

Released March 19, 2026

For everyone

State specific

California

• Child Support. New “DCSS Style” tab. The FLS – Quick tab is now the DCSS Style tab. It handles more complex cases than before while still providing for streamlined data entry. 

Colorado

• Child support. The text for lines 6 and 11 has been updated to explain that the line cannot be less than zero.
  
• Clearing the “Neither. (Attorney information will be blank)” box on the Print Guideline > Header & Footer screen now clears the information from the header of the Child Support Guideline Worksheet.

Florida

• Print Alimony. The screen will now always refresh when new data is entered.

Georgia

• Child support. Replaced low-income deviation with the new low-income adjustment.

• Child support. Replaced parenting time deviation with the new parenting-time adjustment.

Michigan

• Financial Information Form. Updated to 9/2024 version.

Missouri

• Child support. Added, on the guideline worksheet, a link to the basic support schedule.
  
• Child support schedule. Updated the effective date on the pop-up schedule to 1/1/2026. (The table itself was already updated.)

North Carolina

• Child support. Limited imputed support to children who live with the party.

Ohio

• Child support. Updated the permitted maximum amounts for child care.

448.9

Released March 5, 2026

For everyone

We have updated Account Manager with the following changes:

• Name and email fields may not be modified.
• Enabled printing of Payment History.
• Billing Administrator, System Administrator, and Staff with permission may now log in.
• Expired users may now log in.

448.8

Released March 1, 2026

For everyone

State specific

Colorado

• We have implemented changes that were requested by the Colorado Judicial Department as they continue to work to understand the legislative intent of the statute.
  
  • Line 5c. Parenting time adjustment. The parenting time adjustment is now calculated by multiplying the parenting time credit percentage by the basic combined support obligation (line 4), not by the party’s share of the obligation (line 5). The impact of this is to dramatically increase the parenting time credit.
    
  • Line 6. Line 6 is now not permitted to go negative. The impact of this is that in most cases, the two parties’ guideline amount, after any expense adjustments, will not be offset against each other. Instead, the obligor’s guideline amount will be the amount paid to the other party.
    
  • Line 7. Line 7 is now calculated for both parties if the obligation has been affected by the minimum order, low-income adjustment, or self-support reserve test, and otherwise line 7 will be blank for both parties.

New York

• Cap. We have implemented the changes to the income cap for combined incomes for both child support and maintenance. These changes are introduced to reflect inflation biannually. So the caps that are now in effect will be in effect until March of 2028.
  • Combined Income Cap under the Child Support Standards Act: $193,000
  • Income Cap of Maintenance Payor under the Maintenance Guidelines Act: $241,000