Development of an Interactive Divorce Planning Platform with Asset and Financial Support Calculators

Clients undergoing divorce face significant stress due to complex asset division and financial support calculations, often leading to conflicts and increased legal costs. There is a need for accessible, technology-driven tools that help individuals better understand their entitlements and navigate the process independently when feasible.

A mid-sized legal practice specializing in family, estate, and immigration law seeking to innovate client support tools.

• Develop an accessible web platform that provides clarity on asset division and financial entitlements during divorce.
• Create two interactive calculators that deliver accurate, real-time results to empower informed decision-making.
• Reduce the need for initial legal consultation by providing self-service resources, thereby lowering client stress and legal expenses.
• Improve user satisfaction and transparency in the divorce process through user-friendly design and reliable data outputs.

• Asset Division Calculator: Calculates equitable distribution of assets based on user-inputted financial data and applicable laws.
• Financial Support Calculator: Estimates potential support entitlements for child and spousal support based on entered income and expenses.
• Responsive User Interface: Ensures accessibility across devices with an intuitive, step-by-step process.
• Result Summary Reports: Generates printable or exportable summaries to support users' legal preparations.
• Data Security & Privacy: Implements encryption and compliance with privacy standards to protect sensitive user data.

• Legal databases or law reference APIs for context-specific calculations
• User authentication and data privacy frameworks

• High accuracy and reliability of calculations to ensure user confidence.
• System scalability to support increasing user load up to 10,000 concurrent sessions.
• Load performance: Page loads under 2 seconds across devices.
• Data security standards compliant with relevant privacy laws, including encryption and access controls.
• Availability: 99.9% uptime for seamless user access.

The platform aims to significantly reduce client stress by providing quick and transparent asset and support calculations, lowering initial legal consultations by up to 30%, and fostering greater client confidence. It is expected to enhance the firm's service accessibility, streamline workflows, and position the firm as a technology-forward leader in legal support services.