Best Legal Software for Family Law Firms in 2026: The 6 Capabilities That Matter When Retainers Are Evergreen, Trust Moves Weekly, and Fee Disputes Are Routine

Family law is the practice area most punished by generic legal software: evergreen retainers needing live replenishment triggers, weekly trust movement, routine fee disputes, and matters that reopen for a decade. Here are the 6 capabilities that actually matter — plus an honest comparison of CaseQube, Clio, Smokeball, and MyCase on the accounting layer where the real differences live.