He changed schools and his pay went to his own account for five months. Joint checking showed only $40 transfers until the joint card statements turned up.
Nine kinds of proof, one map
Bona fide marriage evidence checked month by month, across nine kinds of proof
The features run in the order the work does: sorting the uploads, shading the months, scoring the file, asking the couple, preparing the interview and approving for filing. Each names the role that uses it and the trouble it saves.
- 01Evidence by kind and month
Each upload placed by kind of evidence and the months it covers
How it works
- Reads each document the couple sends through their private upload link
- Files it under one of nine kinds of evidence, from shared home to affidavits
- Marks the months it covers, with the names and the address printed on it
- Joint checking: 23 statements, with pay deposits in months 1–6 and 12–23 only
Case paralegalSkips the days spent opening each upload and typing it into a spreadsheet of months before the real review can start.
- 02Heat map of the marriage
A heat map of the marriage that shows cold bands early
How it works
- 23 months across and nine kinds of evidence down: 207 cells, each shaded none, weak, fair or strong
- Three or more weak months in a row in the home, money or insurance rows form a cold band
- Months that cannot hold evidence yet, like a tax return not yet due, are hatched and left out
- Here, joint finances run cold in months 7–11 and insurance in months 1–4
Case paralegalSees five months with no shared money on the day the file is sorted, early enough to ask the couple for more.
- 03One month, opened
Each month opens to its documents, each with an exhibit citation
How it works
- Each cell lists what was placed in that month, with the exhibit page
- Month 9 in joint finances: only transfers of $40, and no pay deposits
- A cold cell goes straight onto the request to the couple
- A person can move a document to another month or kind, with a reason
Case paralegalCan tell the attorney exactly why a month is cold, with the statement page open, without hunting through the upload folder.
- 04Shared address history
Address ribbons for each spouse that pin documents printed somewhere else
How it works
- Builds each spouse's address history from each document that prints one
- Pins any document at an address other than the shared home
- Here, a W-2 at the old apartment and a car insured at his parents' house for months 1–15
- Each mismatch holds back 2 points until the letter that explains it arrives
Case paralegalFinds the W-2 still printed at the old address while there is time to ask the employer for a one-line letter.
- 05A late upload, placed
A late upload read into the map, with the score's change shown
How it works
- Reads 5 statements and 11 pages, and places them in months 7 to 11
- Checks both cardholders' names and the shared address on the statements
- Re-shades joint finances: months 7 and 11 fair, months 8–10 strong
- The score moves from 62 to 81: coverage +5, shared money without a break +14
Case paralegalLearns at once whether the document the couple found actually fixes the gap, with no recount of the months.
- 06Evidence score, explained
An evidence score in four parts, each point tied to its documents
How it works
- Coverage of the 23 months, weighted by kind of evidence: 46 of 60
- Shared money without a break: 20 of 20 once the card statements were placed
- Names and addresses agree: 6 of 10, with 2 points held back per open mismatch
- Shows what would raise it next: the two address letters, to 85
Attorney of recordKnows how strong the file is and why, against the firm's file-ready line of 75, before deciding when to file.
- 07Request to the couple
A plain request to the couple listing only what is still missing
How it works
- Built from the gaps still open: here four items, each with one sentence of why
- Carries no score and no internal notes
- A copy in the couple's own language is ready to go with it
- Leaves the firm only once the paralegal has approved and sent it
Case paralegalReplaces asking the couple for everything with one short list they can act on, so the next upload is the right one.
- 08Interview prep
Interview questions drawn from the file's own cold bands and mismatches
How it works
- Each cold band and mismatch turns into the questions an officer would probably put to the couple
- Each question sits beside the exhibits that answer it, with their pages
- Marked answered by evidence, needs evidence, or practice together
- 8 questions on this file, 4 of them already answered by evidence
Attorney of recordPreps the couple on the questions their own file raises and sees which ones still lack proof before the prep meeting.
- 09Approval for filing
Filing approval reserved for the lawyer whose name goes on the petition
How it works
- Opens only once the score clears the firm's file-ready line of 75
- Lists what was closed and what is still requested, with citations
- The paralegal who prepared the file cannot approve it
- The approval and the packet signature go on the audit trail
Attorney of recordSigns off on a file whose weak spots are known and explained, with each approval logged by name and time.