How can I handle post-decree cases?
The difference is in what is printed. When you print, clear the check box relating to the expanded report, as shown below. Please keep in mind that the Colorado official form only shows assets for boxes A through E. If you have assets in any of the other categories, you will also print the second […]
How can I get assets to show up on the correct place on the Sworn Financial Statement?
At the top of the screen where you enter assets, be sure that you have checked the first 2 boxes to enter assets for the Sworn Financial Statement. Then, the data entry screen is organized according to the sections of the Sworn Financial Statement.
I have enough overnights for shared custody (Worksheet B), so why is the software using sole (Worksheet A)?
Under the Colorado formula, it is possible that the shared custody calculation would result in a higher payment than the sole custody calculation. The law wants to prevent parents who take more custody from being “punished” by having increased child support when they do so. So the law provides that, if the sole custody calculation […]
How can I adjust page breaking on my Sworn Financial Statement?
First, we recommend that you only “worry” about dangling lines when you are doing the final Sworn Financial Statement. As long as you are working with drafts don’t worry about it. As you edit and add and delete items and/or footnotes throughout the SFS, the page breaking will keep changing. If you change page breaking […]
Why can I only open one file in my Colorado Child Support calculator?
The free Colorado child support calculator was always intended to be used only by pro se individuals. We limit the pro se edition only to one file. If you are an attorney, you may purchase the Professional Edition of Family Law Software. The Professional Edition contains not only child support, but also the Sworn Financial […]
How can I get health insurance to show up in the correct place on the Sworn Financial Statement?
The place health insurance will carry depends on the tax category. You enter the tax category as shown below: If the health insurance is a payroll deduction, it will appear in Section 2, as shown below: If it is NOT a payroll deduction, it will appear in section D of the personal expenses section of […]
How do I enter life insurance premiums on my Colorado Sworn Financial Statement?
The treatment of life insurance depends on whether or not the insurance is a payroll deduction. This note describes both possibilities. 1. If the life insurance is a payroll deduction: If the life insurance is a payroll deduction, you may indicate that on the Case, Income & Expenses page, as shown below. The entry will […]
When I calculate child support in an actual 50/50 split, I get different numbers depending upon who I list as the parent for custody guidelines.
When you change the overnights from 182 to 183 overnights, the program changes ”Custody for Guidelines” (read as Majority Time Parent) from one parent to the other. In order to keep things consistent tax-wise, it also changes the filing status from Single to Head of Household for the majority time parent, and Head of Household […]