Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Financial Forms Once Again Require Colored Paper

June 24, 2008

This just in:

The [Massachusetts] Probate and Family Court has amended Uniform Practice XXXIII. Standards for Computer-Generated Forms. The Court has received numerous complaints since the change was made last year in allowing the filing of Financial Statements and Child Support Guidelines Worksheets on white paper. Requiring that the forms be printed on colored paper will assist our staff and judges in identifying the forms in the case folder and that they remain unavailable for public inspection. Colored forms will also make the forms more readily identifiable to lawyers and litigants.

You can see the updated Uniform Practice XXXIII here (PDF link), as well as read the official press release here (again, PDF link).

We have of course updated TurboLaw’s document notices to include these new rules. If your TurboLaw has been checking for updates automatically, then the next time you open a financial form you will see the reminder about the new paper color rules.

How To Add Footnotes/Explanatory Notes to Financial Forms

January 8, 2008

In our continuing effort to provide the absolute best customer service possible, we’ve just added a new video to our Self-Help Video collection called How to Add Footnotes/Explanatory Notes to TurboLaw Excel-Based Financial Forms.

The most common TurboLaw forms that are Excel-based are (for Massachusetts) the Rule 401 Long and Short form, as well as the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet.

We hope this video will help clear up any confusion on how to add footnotes to TurboLaw’s financial forms.