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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:55:15 -0800
Andy from private IP, post #17661194

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DissoMaster is being discontinued, so I will be doing my own support calculator online

I already have my own simple support calculator for clients using the statutory formula for child support and the Santa Clara formula for spousal support.  What
it doesn't do yet is tax calculations or Smith/Ostler.  It's still helpful to give clients an idea of their potential numbers without filling out a full
DissoMaster.  I could extend this program into a free web application that anyone can use.  I'm not sure what I would get out of it, but having "Andy's
Calculator" certified by the Judicial Council would be an ironic result that might be enough for me.  Or maybe I make it free with a local bar association or
San Mateo County login and charge per use to the public, with a subscription for other courts.  This follows my calendaring program, which I did for internal
use at my firm, but which anybody can use for free at the moment.  It doesn't have bells and whistles, but this is the kind of thing I can do and that I enjoy
doing: https://www.watters.law/tools/cal.php

Any feature requests?  Would folks prefer essentially a duplicate of DissoMaster as a web application, or is there a better way to do it?  PDF generation would
be no problem, so I could make it look just like a DissoMaster printout for sure-- or even better.  One wish list feature I would have is a set of sliders that
adjust the numbers to a target figure in the case of an agreement-- something missing from DissoMaster.  And of course, importing DissoMaster files.  What else
would you find helpful?

#LawFirm #Programming #Technology 


Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:56:52 -0800
Andy from private IP
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 DissoMaster is the standard program for calculating support in divorce cases: https://www.cflr.com/products_index.php


Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:10:25 -0800
Andy from private IP
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 Angry   Should I call it DissoWare or Andy's Calculator?  I'm thinking DissoWare.

https://www.watters.law/tools/DissoWare/


Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:04:20 -0800
Andy from private IP
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 Angry   I added a couple modules in the last couple of days.  One is a cash flow analyzer where you input bank statement
information and get beautiful graphs as output.  It's my first time using the gnuplot package on Linux, which is a dream because you get programmatically
generated PDF or PNG charts with a one-line command.  The other added module is a time value of money calculator, which would be useful for buyouts of spousal
support, among other areas.  It's turning out great, can't believe how well it's going.


Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:22:59 -0800
zerosugar from private IP
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 Angry   👍  Dissoware sounds more techno and Andy’s calculator sounds more folksy. I sort of like Andy’s calculator. You
are taking credit, but doing it in a way that’s sort of funny and cool. Dissoware sounds professional though. 


Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:07:59 -0800
Andy from private IP
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 Angry   This is so freaking great.  Check out the animated heatmap and PDF of the same thing.  That's just a sample, there are
tons of visualizations planned.

https://www.watters.law/tools/DissoWare/


Sat, 30 Nov 2024 06:05:52 -0800
whiteguyinchina from private IP
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 Angry   🤣  Add audio and graphic features for the various parts of the divorce settlement

Such as a crying baby with a baby momma screaming on the phone for the child support part

A lady being loved by two or three men at a club as alimony

Maybe a guy driving a Honda civic while a lady is driving a Mercedes with some lo g haired young guy

For sounds, I imagine a cash register chaching noise and an angry voice saying "oh no you'd in " or "baby hungry baby need money"

Reverse this if the client is a female,  ie a graphic of a guy with a fake breastfed woman as alimony


 @11183528 Andy 👍 @18866554 Andy 🤣
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