How every figure on this site is verified

The three honest tiers

EXACT. The figure comes straight off a published schedule, table, or percentage in the state's own law or agency publication — the Florida §61.30(6) schedule rows, the 2026 Illinois HFS schedule and gross-to-net table, the Ohio §3119.021 bracket formula, the Texas percentages and §154.129 multiple-family table, the New York percentages below the $193,000 cap. Exact figures print with their citation.

ESTIMATE. The law leaves part of the number to add-ons, discretion, or facts no checker can see — New York's payable amount (mandatory add-ons, above-cap discretion), and every California figure, permanently, because the §4055 formula turns on actual tax liability and approximate timeshare. Estimates are labeled ESTIMATE wherever they print, with the reason.

Not printed. Where our data has not verified a cell — another state's filing fee, most states' arrears interest rates, the Texas arrears rate for 2026 amounts, factor lists for presumption-only states — the page labels it not verified or does not print it. A blank with a label beats a confident wrong number, every time.

Rules the build enforces

• Data files drawn from primary sources (state legislatures, agencies, courts) are the only source for legal figures. Nothing is filled in from general knowledge.
• Agency screens are labeled as agency screens — California's 20%/$50-whichever-is-less screen is never printed as a court standard.
• Episodic programs are labeled — confirm the program is still open.
• Counts on this site are generated from the data, never typed into prose as decoration.
• Rules checked October 2026, on every verdict and table.

What this site is not

Not a law firm. Not legal advice. A checker runs a published test on the numbers you enter; courts and agencies decide cases.