News
NEWS December 2, 2008
The 2009 version is coming soon.
Current users will be receiving a reminder message this month. The 2009 version should start shipping this week. We plan some improvements.
NEWS June 28, 2007
Negative Child Support Upheld
On June 27, the Indiana Supreme Court decided Grant v Hager. A trial court may award negative child support if it makes appropriate findings. Reason has prevailed. Expect this issue to be addressed by the Domestic Relations Committee.
NEWS December 15, 2006
We have been mailing the 2007 CDs since the first of December. A problem with the supplier of the plastic cases for the CDs has put us behind schedule. We have switched suppliers and we are now mailing CDs again. We hope to be caught up within a week. We apologize for the delay. Your 2006 version will continue to work till February.
NEWS November 19, 2006
The 2007 version of Indiana Support Master is nearly ready to release. The main change for 2007 will be the addition of a second Post Secondary Education Worksheet. The Guidelines call for filling out Section One only of a PSEW when there are two or more children in college. The 2007 version will allow you to do that. This does not change the child support calculations. It does allow you to separately identify the colleges expenses when there is more than one child in college.
NEWS September 26, 2006
The Indiana Court of Appeals on August 29 issued its opinion in the case of Grant v Hager. The Court ruled that the Guidelines "preclude" the trial court from exercising its discretion to award child support to a parent who has fewer overnights of parenting time than the payor parent. That is, a trial court is precluded from ordering negative child support. A Petition to Transfer is pending in the Indiana Supreme Court where it is hoped that reason will prevail.
NEWS January 10, 2006
We have rewritten the web site. We hope you like it.
The Free Worksheet Reader is now available for downloading. This software can be used as a demo. It works the same as Indiana Support Master except that it does not accept data input. It will open, display, and print Worksheets.
NEWS January 1, 2006
The turn around time for the 2006 CDs is now the same day we receive your check.
NEWS November 22, 2005
We are shipping the 2006 CDs. With Thanksgiving weekend almost here, there will be some additional delays. Expect at least three weeks turn around time to receive your 2006 CD.
You may have tried to attach a saved worksheet to an email only to find that the recipient cannot open or print the worksheet unless the recipient has Support Master. The solution is Free Worksheet Reader - coming soon. Anyone will be able to download the Free Worksheet Reader to enable them to open and print worksheets you have created.
NEWS January 12, 2005
We are currently sending out CDs the same day we receive checks. The grace period ends at the end of January. If you have not sent in your check for the 2005 update, don't delay.
We have been gratified by the overwhelmingly positive response to the 2005 version. Thank you for using Support Master!
NEWS November 27, 2004
We started shipping the 2005 CDs on Novemver 22. Our turnaround time is currently a week, which means your total turnaround time - from the time you mail your check to the time you receive your CD - is about 2 weeks. This will come down as we get caught up.
New for 2005
Clickable worksheets. If you are in My Computer looking at a list of files, you can double-click a worksheet or an arrearage file and the system will attempt to open them for you. The worksheets have a .wks filename extension which is also used by other software. You may have to choose SupportMaster from a list.
Negative Child Support. If the parenting time credit is greater than the support obligation, the software will do the subtraction for you and show a negative number on Line 8. This would be paid by the other parent, if the Court allows.The Guidelines do not expressly allow for negative child support. Line 8 can be changed to $0.00 in the Adjustments Dialog.
Non-Payor Blank. In previous versions, the software showed the calculated support for both parents. The Payor parent pays money. The Non-payor parent provides in-kind support. The software now will blank Line 8 for the Non-payor parent. If you wish to show the child support calculation for both parents, you can do that in the Adjustments Dialog.
Overnights Shown. The number of overnights used in the calculation is now shown on the Child Support Obligation Worksheet to avoid any misunderstanding of how the calculation was done.
NEWS November 9, 2004
All of the invoices for the 2005 version have now been mailed. All current customers in good standing can receive the new CD for only $25. Customers who received the 2004 version on approval will need to decide soon whether to purchase. The 2004 version will stop working in February 2005. Customers who don't receive an invoice, or who have changed mailing address in the last year, or who have merged or split, should contact us so that we can be sure to get the 2005 version to you promptly.
The 2005 version will contain several new conveniences. The most notable is the user option regarding the preferred method to handle negative child support. More news about the 2005 version will be posted soon.