| With the current economic climate threatening the | | | | cases to be stored in one easily accessible place. |
| livelihood of many businesses and jeopardising the | | | | One such product, the Matrimonial Software Package |
| security of jobs, workplace tensions are inevitably | | | | from DPS Software, is designed to reflect the |
| having an impact on family life. Families are also | | | | complete matrimonial procedure, stage by stage in an |
| struggling with rising taxes, mortgage payments and | | | | easy to follow manner, however complex the |
| general living costs. Official statistics have shown that | | | | case. |
| almost half of all marriages in England and Wales will | | | | The procedures and workflow cover; acting for |
| end in divorce if current trends continue. | | | | respondent or petitioner, unmarried couples, injunctions, |
| Solicitors dealing in matrimonial law have seen a sharp | | | | financial settlements, cases where children are |
| increase in the number of cases coming through their | | | | involved, and cases where no children are involved. |
| offices. To deal with an increasing workload, many | | | | The relevant procedures are displayed depending on |
| solicitors have implemented case management | | | | the type of case and its stage at the time. This means |
| solutions to improve their efficiency, cutting time and | | | | that only relevant information is shown, which simplifies |
| costs. New technology is key to achieving these aims | | | | the displays to the user. |
| and awareness of the latest developments in legal | | | | All the precedents supplied can be changed to suit the |
| technology is more important now than ever before. | | | | practice, alternatively, the system can also be |
| Case management applications allow any | | | | implemented without alteration and alterations can be |
| documentation associated with a particular case to be | | | | made over time and as required. |
| filed electronically in one central database. Any specific | | | | DPS Software also offer a range of hosting and |
| documents associated with a file can be searched for | | | | outsourced services, and online case tracking. These |
| and found within seconds saving time trawling through | | | | services are designed to make the life of the family |
| paper work, improving efficiency, and reducing the | | | | solicitor easier, by taking away the burden of IT |
| need for high numbers of administrative staff. These | | | | maintenance and simplifying working practices. |
| systems also allow workflows for large number of | | | | |