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When the Ohio Supreme Court published Affidavits 1 through 5 of the Uniform Domestic Relations Forms in July of 2010, it was intended that the new forms would provide attorneys with a standardized set of forms for dealing consistently with various common aspects of family law cases in different jurisdictions, i.e., information regarding health insurance, income and assets, debts and expenses, and parenting information. In July of 2013, the Supreme Court added a second set of forms--Forms 6 through 28--which provided a more complete set of domestic and juvenile forms for family lawyers. This web page will clarify why this application was cited by the American Bar Association's GP Solo Magazine as the "best software" for family lawyers.
Streamlined Efficiency. In the typical law practice, there are plenty of less complicated domestic matters the handling of which can be streamlined by using the uniform forms. It’s what the Courts are coming to be familiar with, and in some cases Magistrates and Judges themselves are using these forms to minimize paperwork when parties are not represented.
The above screen illustration may be heavily compressed in order to fit on your screen. On wide screen monitors at a higher resolution the illustration may render beautifully, however, if it's distorted on your screen, you may click on this PDF link for a detailed, full-size image. There's also a replica of a divorce complaint (page 1) that was completed in its entirety from the General Information Worksheet.
Avoid the Math. Affidavits 1 and 2 of the uniform forms have hundreds of numeric fields that are subtotaled and totaled to determine total income, total expenses, net income, and other relevant financial data. When you use UDRF all the subtotaling and totaling (including continuation pages) is done automatically. Better yet, if you make a change to any of these fields, all the related dependent fields update instantly. This is the reason today's tax preparers use software. Web forms don’t do math. If clients were perfect and presented all their documentation in the first interview, form changes might not be so important. But that never happens. So when a client brings in forgotten or updated information, the dependent fields (like subtotals and totals) must be updated. UDRF makes it quick and easy. Just enter the change and everything else updates automatically. Ready to print in seconds.
Automate Continuation Pages. Affidavit 2 of the uniform forms has places for entering 5 items of furniture and appliances, 5 secured debts, 5 unsecured debts, and similar limits on all other financial categories. If you've got more, you'll be making up continuation schedules. In fact, there are roughly 25 separate types of continuation schedules that can be attached to the Affidavits. The court's web forms don't handle that at all - any of it. However UDRF can. Nearly unlimited continuation pages can be "attached" to the Affidavits, and the organization and subtotaling of their information is all handled automatically.
Once Is Enough. UDRF has another major league advantage over manual completion, that is entering repetitive information once (for example, the parties’ names and addresses, date of marriage, county name, case number, etc. (see the sample General Information Worksheet in the PDF file above for more examples)). All this information automatically transfers to the appropriate fields. Take a look at Form 6 – Complaint for Divorce Without Children in the PDF illustration file above. UDRF completed the complaint in its entirety! From the standpoint of the user, there was nothing to do except review the completed form. With the web forms, all this information must be entered manually. And again in the Separation Agreement. And again in the Judgment Entry. What a classic waste of time! UDRF completes nearly 1,000 fields based on your worksheet entries.
Save Everything In One File. At the end of a case, you’ve got more than one document: a complaint for divorce, a reply to a counterclaim, affidavits describing a party’s income, property, expenses and debt, health insurance affidavit, parenting affidavit, separation agreement, judgment entry, parenting plan and sometimes more. The court’s web forms can only be saved as individual files. That means your client information is scattered in a dozen different files. Easy to make mistakes. Easy to lose information. It’s more organized, more efficient, and easier for you to access one client's forms and affidavits in one file. That’s the way UDRF works! Make Changes A Better Way. Changes can involve white out and a typewriter, or reopening the file (if you were able to save it). If the change involves dollar amounts, things can get a bit tricky because the Affidavits, in particular, usually involve categorizing, subtotaling and totaling monetary amounts. With web forms you’ll need to hunt down all the dependent fields and continuation pages and update their totals. All manually. This reduces efficiency in a big way. With UDRF, by contrast, you simply reopen the file, make the change and hit the print button. It takes only seconds. All the affidavits and forms are in one file and all mathematically dependent fields are updated automatically and instantaneously. Dodge Internet Problems. Web forms are subject to the vagaries of the Internet such as file errors (“File Not Found”), web site problems (“Page Not Available”), and Internet issues in general (“Can’t Connect To Internet”). This is never a problem with UDRF. If your computer’s working, you’re in business.
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