Free Legal Cost & Planning Calculators

What Each Tool Does

Every tool below opens instantly, needs no account, and processes your data locally in your browser. Here is what each one is for:

Child Support

The income-shares math 41 states use, overnight adjustments, and the add-on lines (health premiums, childcare) that reshape the base number. Open the Child Support →

Alimony

Income-gap formulas and duration-by-marriage-length benchmarks, the post-2019 tax reality, and what actually ends or modifies support. Open the Alimony →

Asset Split

The marital-vs-separate sort, 50/50 vs equitable math on your actual balance sheet, and the three traps: the house, the pension, the commingled inheritance. Open the Asset Split →

Prenup

A needs score from the factors that actually matter (businesses, kids from prior marriages, debt gaps), the can/can't table, and honest cost ranges. Open the Prenup →

Estate Planning

The will-vs-trust decision computed from probate pain and assets, the four-document core everyone needs, and prices from $150 online to $3,500 trust packages. Open the Estate Planning →

Power of Attorney

A situation-based chooser across the four POA types, agent-selection rules, honest costs, and why banks reject stale documents. Open the Power of Attorney →

Small Claims

The sue-or-walk math: fees, hours, judgment-collection reality (the step everyone forgets), and why the demand letter wins half these fights free. Open the Small Claims →

Name Change

The three routes (marriage, divorce, petition) priced end-to-end, and the Social-Security-first update sequence that prevents ID limbo. Open the Name Change →

Identity Theft

Recovery hours and dollars by theft type, the FTC-report-first playbook, and the free three-bureau freeze that outperforms every $25/month service. Open the Identity Theft →

Background Check

Check types priced, the what-they-can-see lookback table, and the FCRA adverse-action rights that let you dispute errors before they cost you the job. Open the Background Check →

How to Choose the Right Tool

Family-law questions route to the Child Support and Alimony estimators (guideline math by state model) and the Divorce Asset Split simulator for community-property vs equitable-distribution scenarios. Planning ahead, the Estate Planning Cost and Prenup tools compare document costs against what they protect. For process costs — Small Claims filing, Name Change, Background Checks, Identity Theft recovery — each tool itemizes fees and typical timelines so nothing about the process is a surprise.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this legal advice?

No. These tools explain published formulas, fees and typical costs for educational purposes. Laws vary by state and change over time — always consult a licensed attorney for your situation.

How accurate are the child support and alimony estimates?

They implement the published state guideline models (income shares, percentage-of-income, Melson). Courts can and do deviate from guidelines, so treat results as the starting point a judge would look at.

Are my details confidential?

Yes — incomes, assets and family details are processed entirely in your browser and never transmitted.

Do these tools cover my state?

The family-law tools include state-by-state model selection; the fee-based tools show ranges and link the official fee schedules where they vary by county.

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