# Family Law Practice Software Germany — Optimaite Law

Source: [https://www.optimaite.eu/en/law/fachgebiet/familienrecht](https://www.optimaite.eu/en/law/fachgebiet/familienrecht)

> From divorce petition to custody hearing — AI calculates, you lead.

Optimaite Law accelerates family-law mandates without losing sensitivity. Düsseldorfer Tabelle, pension equalisation under VersAusglG and maintenance calculations run automatically; briefs draw on current FamG and BGH case law; the client portal is built for emotional mandate situations.

## Signature workflows

### Düsseldorfer table in seconds

From income certificate, child age and minimum subsistence the AI calculates child maintenance per current table including hardship calculation.

### Pension equalisation from pension statements

PDF pension statements are read, entitlements broken down and split under VersAusglG — tables for the family judge auto-generated.

### Custody brief with welfare-of-the-child reasoning

AI integrates expert reports, youth-office reports and BGH guiding principles on §1671 BGB into the brief — tracked changes throughout.

## Recommended modules
- [AI Brief Drafting](https://www.optimaite.eu/en/law/schriftsatz-ki) — AI drafts inside the document, with a BGH source behind every argument — your pen stays in your hand.
- [Case Management](https://www.optimaite.eu/en/law/aktenmanagement) — AI assigns matters and parties · detects deadlines · opens ticklers · measures realisation and utilisation — you run the mandate.
- [Client Portal](https://www.optimaite.eu/en/law/mandantenportal) — AI sorts client-uploaded documents automatically into the matter and notifies the responsible lawyer.

## Legal foundations & case law
- BGH XII ZR — maintenance, pension equalisation
- §1361 BGB — separation maintenance
- §1671 BGB — custody
- VersAusglG §§ 9-19
- Düsseldorfer Tabelle (annual)
- FamFG §§ 162-167 (parent-child matters)

## FAQs
### Is the Düsseldorfer table updated automatically?

Yes. We update centrally on 1 January each year — you see before/after, and all existing matters are recalculated against the new table (notice notification, no automatic case change).

### What about family matters under heightened security (domestic violence)?

Granular permissions isolate sensitive matters so only the responsible lawyer team has access — no central secretariat access. Client portal with eID login protects against partner access. Audit log records every access.