Question:
- What Custom Fields are often created by firms that practice Family Law?
- Custom Fields often created for additional information in Family Law cases
- Examples of Custom fields used for Family Law
Environment:
- Clio Manage
- Clio Grow
Additional Information:
- For more information on Custom Fields, see this article.
Answer:
| Case Number | Text (One-Line) |
Used to track the case number assigned by the court to the matter. These are usually a mix of alphanumeric characters. Ex. 2:14-cv-02643
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| Family Law Case Type | Picklist | Select subset of family law case. Example: Divorce, Guardianship, Custody, etc. |
| Opposing Party | Contact Select |
Hyperlink to the Contact card for the lawyer representing the other side. Important to have quick access to this, as most communication would happen between lawyers only.
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| Opposing Counsel | Contact Select |
Hyperlink to the Contact card for the opposing party.
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| Judge | Contact Select |
Hyperlink to the Contact card for the judge or magister before whom the matter is being heard.
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| Court | Contact Select |
Hyperlink to the company Contact card for the court hearing the matter.
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| Court Case Filed | Checkbox |
Has a court case been filed?
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| Court Case Filed Case# | Text (One-Line) |
Case number associated with court case filing
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| Date of Marriage | Date |
Date when the couple legally filed their marriage certificate.
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| Place of Marriage | Text (One-Line) |
State in which the marriage certificate was issued and filed.
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| Date of Separation | Date |
Date when the couple stopped cohabitating.
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| Number of Children | Integer |
Number of children derived from the marriage.
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| Requesting Child Support | Picklist |
Is the client requesting child support? Picklist options: Yes, No, Maybe
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| Custody of Children Preferences | Picklist |
Picklist options: Joint, Self, Opposing, Third-party
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| Reason for Dissolution | Text (Multi-Line) |
Quick description of reason for dissolution of marriage
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Requesting Spousal Support |
Picklist |
Is the client requesting spousal support? Picklist options: Yes, No, Maybe
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| Conflict Check | Checkbox |
Has a conflict check been done on the parties in this matter?
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| Communication Preference | Picklist |
Note on how to contact the client. Suggestions: Home Phone, Mobile Phone, Work Phone, Email.
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| Healthcare Through Employer | Checkbox | Check off yes or no if the client has healthcare through the employer or not. |
| Healthcare Employer Provider | Text (One-Line) |
Name of healthcare provider
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Special Notes |
Text (Multi-Line) |
Place to put special notes for the matter that need to be top of mind.
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