How I Use Divorce.law to Run My Family Law Practice Every Day

I'm often asked if I actually use Divorce.law in my practice, or if it's just software I built for other attorneys.

I use it every single day. Not because I have to—because I genuinely can't imagine practicing without it anymore.

I built Divorce.law because I was drowning. Forty active cases, constant client calls, documents everywhere, and the creeping feeling that something important was falling through the cracks. The tools that existed weren't built for divorce work. They were generic legal software that treated my custody battle the same as a corporate merger.

So I built what I needed. And now I want to show you exactly how I use it—the real workflows, not the marketing version.

My Morning: The Case Manager Check-In

Every day starts the same way. I open Divorce.law and ask Victoria Case Manager one question:

"What needs my attention today?"

This morning, Victoria returned:

🚨 URGENT (Next 48 hours):
- Rodriguez v. Rodriguez: Response to Motion to Modify due tomorrow
- Chen dissolution: Client financial affidavit incomplete (3 sections remaining)
- Williams matter: Opposing counsel response deadline Friday

⚠️ STALLED CASES (No activity 14+ days):
- Thompson v. Thompson: Last activity Dec 28 (awaiting client documents)
- Garcia matter: Settlement offer sent Jan 2 (no response)

📋 READY FOR NEXT PHASE:
- Martinez dissolution: Discovery complete, ready for mediation scheduling
- Johnson v. Johnson: All financials processed, ready for equitable distribution worksheet

Time spent: 30 seconds.

Before Divorce.law, this took me 45 minutes every morning—opening each case file, checking calendars, reviewing task lists, trying to remember where everything stood. Now I get a comprehensive practice overview before my first cup of coffee is finished.

Drafting: Victoria Co-Counsel in Action

The Rodriguez response was due tomorrow, and I hadn't started. In the old days, this would mean canceling my afternoon and grinding through a motion.

Instead, I opened the Rodriguez case and asked Victoria Co-Counsel:

"Draft a response to opposing counsel's Motion to Modify Child Support. They're claiming changed circumstances based on husband's job loss, but we have evidence he voluntarily left employment and rejected comparable offers."

Victoria already knew:

I didn't provide any of this. CaseMind had extracted these facts from previous conversations and documents over the past four months.

Victoria generated a 12-page response in 90 seconds, including:

I spent 25 minutes reviewing, adjusting tone in two paragraphs, and adding a specific reference to the job offers husband rejected. Filed by lunch.

Total time: 30 minutes.

Previous time for similar motion: 4-6 hours.

Financial Analysis: Running Settlement Scenarios

The Johnson case was ready for settlement negotiations. Before the call with opposing counsel, I needed to understand our options.

I asked Victoria Financial:

"Run three settlement scenarios for Johnson. Scenario 1: Wife keeps marital home, husband gets retirement accounts. Scenario 2: Sell home, split proceeds and retirement 50/50. Scenario 3: Wife keeps home and gets equalization payment from retirement."

Victoria pulled the asset values from CaseMind:

Within 15 seconds, I had:

Scenario 1: Wife receives $270,000 (home equity), Husband receives $340,000 (401k). Split: 44% / 56%. Favors husband by $70,000.

Scenario 2: Total liquid assets after home sale: $683,000. Each receives $341,500. Perfect 50/50 but requires sale.

Scenario 3: Wife receives home ($270,000) + $71,500 from 401(k) QDRO = $341,500. Husband receives $268,500 401(k) + $45,000 IRA + $28,000 savings = $341,500. Equal split, wife keeps home.

Recommendation: Scenario 3 achieves equitable distribution while preserving housing stability for wife and children.

I walked into that negotiation call knowing exactly what we could accept, what we should counter, and what the math looked like from every angle.

Time spent: 2 minutes.

Previous time for same analysis: 2-3 hours with spreadsheets.

Discovery: Processing 67 Documents in One Afternoon

The Chen case was a financial nightmare. High-net-worth divorce, husband owned three businesses, assets scattered across multiple accounts. Opposing counsel produced 67 documents in discovery—bank statements, tax returns, K-1s, business valuations, retirement account statements.

In the old days, I'd hand this to a paralegal for a week of categorization and summarization. Instead:

I uploaded all 67 documents to LexVault and asked Victoria Discovery:

"Analyze these documents. Identify all accounts, date ranges covered, income sources, and any gaps or inconsistencies."

Twenty minutes later:

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS COMPLETE

Accounts Identified: 14
- 3 personal checking accounts (Chase, BofA, Wells Fargo)
- 2 business operating accounts
- 1 business payroll account
- 3 retirement accounts (401k, SEP-IRA, Roth IRA)
- 2 brokerage accounts
- 3 credit cards

Date Range Coverage: January 2022 - December 2025

INCOME SOURCES:
- W-2 salary from Chen Holdings LLC: $185,000/year
- K-1 distributions from Chen Holdings: $340,000 (2024)
- K-1 distributions from Chen Properties: $125,000 (2024)
- Interest/dividends: ~$18,000/year

GAPS IDENTIFIED:
⚠️ Missing: Chase business account Oct-Nov 2025
⚠️ Missing: SEP-IRA statements for Q3 2025
⚠️ Inconsistency: K-1 shows $340K distribution but only $180K deposited to personal accounts

FLAGGED TRANSACTIONS:
- $75,000 transfer to "ChenFamily Trust" (Dec 2024) - not disclosed in asset schedule
- $42,000 cash withdrawals (pattern: $3,500/month) - possible undisclosed expenses
- $28,000 to "Apex Consulting" - no matching business expense documentation

That last section? The flagged transactions? That's the stuff that wins cases. Victoria found a $75,000 transfer to an undisclosed trust that opposing counsel "forgot" to mention.

Time spent: 25 minutes (including review).

Previous time: 15-20 paralegal hours + my review time.

Client Communication: Victoria Handles the 2 AM Questions

The part that used to break me wasn't the legal work—it was the constant client communication.

Divorce clients are anxious. They can't sleep. They think of questions at midnight and need answers. I was either unavailable (which made them more anxious) or constantly interrupted (which made me less effective).

Now, clients have access to Victoria through their portal. Last week, one client asked at 11:47 PM:

Client: "What happens if he doesn't pay the temporary support the judge ordered?"

Victoria: "If Michael fails to pay the court-ordered temporary support of $2,400/month, we have several enforcement options under Florida law. We can file a Motion for Contempt, which could result in sanctions, attorney's fee awards, or in serious cases, jail time. We can also pursue income withholding through his employer. Based on your case, I'd recommend waiting until he's 30 days late before filing enforcement—this gives us a clear record and stronger position. Would you like me to flag this for Attorney Jimenez to discuss at your next meeting?"

The client got an immediate, accurate, case-specific answer. I got an uninterrupted night's sleep. The next morning, I saw the conversation in my dashboard and confirmed Victoria's recommendation with one click.

Client calls about routine questions this month: Down 73%.

Child Support Calculations: 30 Seconds vs. 30 Minutes

I calculate child support multiple times per week—initial assessments, modification analyses, settlement scenarios. Every state has different guidelines. Florida alone has a complex worksheet with dozens of inputs.

This morning, for a new consultation:

"Calculate Florida child support for 2 children. Father earns $6,500/month gross, mother earns $4,200/month gross. Father has children 73 overnights per year. Father pays $450/month for family health insurance."

Victoria Financial responded instantly:

FLORIDA CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION

Combined Monthly Income: $10,700
Basic Support Obligation (2 children): $1,876/month

Father's Share: 60.7% = $1,139/month
Mother's Share: 39.3% = $737/month

Adjustments:
- Health Insurance Credit (Father): -$273/month
- Substantial Time-Sharing Adjustment: -$89/month

FATHER'S NET OBLIGATION: $777/month

Note: This assumes standard calculation. Deviation factors
(childcare costs, special needs, etc.) not included.
Would you like me to run scenarios with additional factors?

Time: 30 seconds.

Before Divorce.law, I'd pull up the state worksheet, manually enter all values, double-check the math, and hope I didn't fat-finger a number. Thirty minutes minimum, and always that nagging worry I'd made an error.

The Compound Effect: CaseMind Over Time

Here's what's hard to explain until you experience it: Victoria gets more valuable the longer you use it.

The Rodriguez case has been active for four months. In that time, I've had maybe 50 conversations with Victoria about it—strategy discussions, document reviews, draft requests, calculation checks.

CaseMind extracted and remembered:

When I ask Victoria anything about Rodriguez, it has full context. I never re-explain. I never search through notes. The AI has better memory of my cases than I do.

For a case that will last 12+ months, this compounds into hundreds of hours saved.

What I Don't Use Victoria For

I want to be clear about the boundaries, because this matters for how you should think about AI in your practice.

I don't use Victoria for:

Victoria is a force multiplier, not a replacement. The cases I handle are complex, emotional, and high-stakes. The AI handles the parts that don't require human judgment so I can focus on the parts that do.

The Numbers, Honestly

I track my time carefully. Here's what Divorce.law actually saves me in a typical week:

Conservative weekly savings: 20-25 hours.

That's not marketing. That's my actual tracked time from the past three months.

Why I Built This (And Keep Building)

Every feature in Divorce.law exists because I needed it. The multi-agent architecture? Because I got frustrated that AI couldn't do legal analysis AND financial calculations well. CaseMind? Because I was tired of re-explaining case facts in every conversation. The stress-reducing client portal? Because I watched my clients suffer through generic interfaces during the worst time of their lives.

I still practice. I still use this platform every day. When something doesn't work, I feel it immediately—and we fix it.

That's the difference between software built by people who understand divorce law and software built by people who understand software.

Try It Yourself

If you're a family law attorney curious about what this looks like in your practice, book a demo. I'll show you exactly how I use it—not a sales presentation, but the actual workflows I've described here.

The best way to understand Divorce.law is to see it handle your cases.

Antonio G. Jimenez, Esq. is the founder of Divorce.law and a practicing family law attorney. He can be reached at antonio@divorce.law.