Family Law Discovery Deadline Calculator.
An app idea for family law practices.

What the search found

Who pays

Family law firm owner or lead attorney

The problem

Family court deadlines are unforgiving and missing one can mean your evidence is not heard. Paralegals say they find overdue discovery responses and do not know how badly they messed up.

The gap

Existing calculators cover federal, state and local civil rules and general litigation calendaring. None are built around family court rules and family law document types, and none are priced or shaped for a small family firm.

Already out there

• LawToolBox lawtoolbox.com

  Calculates litigation deadlines and calendars them. Built for general litigation, not family court rules.

• DeadlineCalculator.com deadlinecalculator.com

  A free tool made by a court reporter to help paralegals. No reminders, no family law focus.

• Thomson Reuters Deadline Assistant legal.thomsonreuters.com

  Calculates deadlines from federal, state and local court rules. Enterprise product, not aimed at small family firms.

People asking for it

• Missed discovery responses deadline reddit.com

  Lawyer describes missing discovery deadlines and how bad it can be depending on the court.

• How badly did I screw up reddit.com

  Paralegal found overdue discovery responses while checking deadlines.

• Family court deadlines rrbfamilylaw.com

  Family law firm writes that missed family court deadlines can mean orders made against you without your evidence.

The big assumption

Family lawyers will trust and pay for a deadline tool that is not part of their case management system.

Test it this week

Ask ten family lawyers and paralegals in your network to send you their last missed deadline story and what they would pay to never have it again.