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Automatically get CIS data from your clients by diskette or the Internet. Your data entry is radically reduced; your accuracy ensured.

Do it the old way: Print a blank form. Have client fill-out by hand. Hand-type client data into form: Time-consuming and error-prone.

Edit practically anywhere on the CIS form. Add comments to explain or highlight information. Seamless integration into CIS.

CIS not editable. Must print the forms and stick them in a typewriter to add comments: Result looks sloppy and unprofessional.

Unlimited Asset and Debt entries can be added to CIS. Form automatically adjusts/expands to keep your entries together on the page in the right sections.

Some entries appear on CIS, some on riders: Riders can get lost in the shuffle. Once you use the space allotted for Assets and Debts, you must click a button to create rider pages at the end of your CIS. Confusing.
Export your documents to Microsoft Word™: FamilySoft provides even more speed and flexibility in document production and correction. Multiple versions of the documents can be saved with their own unique formatting. Share the documents with clients by email. Share documents the OLD Way: Print, photocopy, affix postage and mail. Client receives, marks it up with a pen, affixes postage and returns to you. You may or may not be able to edit the document, retype, print and start all over. How many steps is that?
FamilySoft separates Dividend and Interest Tax Calculations as required by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (effective 5/28/2003). Doesn't separate the interest and dividend income for tax calculations. Inaccurate calculations.
Child Support Calculations: FamilySoft alerts you to the omission of children in the guidelines calculation. This features ensures accurate child support awards. Leaving zero (0) children in the guidelines worksheet still results in a child support obligation. If you don't enter any children, you will still get a child support award. That's just wrong.
Flexible and automatic child care cost calculations: allocate the out-of-pocket child care payments between the parties and FamilySoft automatically deducts the PAR's share pursuant to the Court Rule. Child Care Cost - Can't allocate the child care payments, multiple clicks and data entry to calculate the expense. Manually calculate and enter the PAR's payments. Extra data entry and error-prone calculations.
Automatic health insurance premium calculation: FamilySoft automatically deducts the PAR's payment of health insurance pursuant to the Court Rule. Health Insurance Premium - Manually calculate and enter the PAR's payments. Extra data entry and error-prone calculations.
Automatic unreimbursed health care calculation: FamilySoft automatically deducts the PAR's payment of health care pursuant to the Court Rule. Unreimbursed Health Care - Manually calculate and enter the PAR's payments. Extra data entry and error-prone calculations.
Automatic court-approved expenses calculation: FamilySoft automatically deducts the PAR's payment of court-approved extraordinary expenses pursuant to the Court Rule. Court-Approved Extraordinary Expenses - Manually calculate and enter the PAR's payments. Extra data entry and error-prone calculations.
   

SupportCalc Module adjusts award for children over 12 years of age: Flexible and accurate.

Automatically calculates correct proportion for number of children over/under age 12. Automatically inserts notation of adjustment amount on worksheet.

Incorrectly applies adjustment to all children in case regardless of how many are over or under age 12. Inaccurate calculations.

Automatically calculates the correct number of withholding allowances in compliance with the Court Rule to compensate for federal child tax credit, maintaining your accuracy.

You're on your own. Get out the Rule Book, find the section on withholding allowances, hand calculate the number and hope you got it right: tedious and error-prone.

Automatically calculates correct "Other Dependent Deduction" and then automatically prints "Other Dependent" worksheet.

You're on you own again! Start a new case, re-enter all figures. Re-open original case. Hand transfer result of new case to original case. Hope you got it right: tedious and really error prone.

All-new user interface allows you to easily find any part of calculation. QuickCalc display is always in view: immediately displays effect of data entry/change on the support award.

Have to scroll through long pages to find individual sections. Have to go all the way to the end of a worksheet to find the bottom line to see the result of any data input or change: slow and difficult to use.

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comparisons based upon versions of products issued in 2003

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