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Document Templates ​

Document templates are reusable checklists that pre-populate a document request with a standard set of items — so you don't rebuild the same list for every matter.

Where to Find Templates ​

  1. Click Settings in the firm sidebar
  2. Open the Document Templates tab

Templates are managed at the firm level and are available across all of your matters.

Standard Templates ​

Infera Law ships with standard templates covering the documents commonly required for family law disclosure, organized by state — for example, a template reflecting Florida's mandatory disclosure requirements. A template tagged with a state shows a state badge (e.g. FL), and one template can be marked as the Default that's applied to new requests.

These standard templates are a starting point. You can use them as-is, edit them to fit how your firm works, or build your own from scratch.

Customizing a Template ​

Click a template to expand it and see its items. From there you can:

  • Edit an item — click the pencil icon
  • Remove an item — click the trash icon
  • Add an item — click Add item
  • Rename the template — click the pencil icon next to its name
  • Delete the template — click the trash icon (this cannot be undone)

Item Types ​

Each item in a template is one of two kinds:

Financial item — a recognized document type that Infera Law can track automatically. The type menu is grouped by family:

  • Income — Paystub, W-2, 1099, and Schedule K-1
  • Tax — Tax Return and Business Tax Return
  • Accounts & Statements — Bank Statement, Credit Card Statement, Brokerage Statement, and Retirement Account Statement
  • Insurance — Insurance Policy
  • Property & Debt — Deed, Promissory Note, Loan Application, and Loan Statement
  • Legal & Court — Financial Affidavit and Court Order

For documents tracked over time, set the window — a count and unit such as 12 months or 3 years. Choosing a type fills in its standard window, which you can adjust. Infera Law measures the window back from the request's anchor date to determine which months or years are covered. Point-in-time items such as a financial affidavit or court order do not show a window; they are complete once a matching document is received.

Custom item — a free-form item with a label (e.g. "Deed to marital home"). Use these for anything that isn't one of the standard financial types.

For either kind you can add:

  • A description — shown to your staff
  • Instructions — shown to the client on their upload page

Creating a New Template ​

  1. On the Document Templates tab, click New template
  2. Enter a name (e.g. "Florida Mandatory Disclosure")
  3. Optionally enter a state (a two-letter code, e.g. FL)
  4. Click Create template
  5. Expand the new template and add items

Using a Template in a Document Request ​

When you create a document request, choose your template under Start from template and its items are pre-populated. You can still edit the items for that specific request afterward — changes there don't affect the saved template.

If you don't pick a template, Infera Law adds its standard set of financial documents automatically.

Best Practices ​

  • Tailor a template per state - Keep a template that matches each jurisdiction you practice in
  • Set sensible windows - Match the count and unit to what your court expects (e.g. 3 years of tax returns)
  • Write client-facing instructions - The instructions field appears on the client's upload page, so spell out exactly what each item is
  • Reuse, then tweak - Start from a template and adjust per request rather than building each list by hand

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