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For anyone served with a court order

What does your court order actually require?

Upload a court order. Our analysis engine returns a plain-English breakdown of exactly what it requires of you, when each deadline lands, and what happens if you miss one, usually within minutes. Flat fee. No subscription.

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Minutes From upload to a complete plain-English breakdown. Automated analysis, faster than reading the order yourself.
$14.99 30-day launch pricing · $24.99 regular · about 5% of what an attorney charges to read it to you.
100% Every obligation we identify is cited back to the exact paragraph in your order, so you can verify it yourself.
How it works

Three steps. No appointments. No legalese.

Designed for the moment after the paperwork arrives, when you just want someone to explain what it actually means.

01

Photograph and upload your order

PDF, image, or paste the text. A phone photo works fine. One order at a time, or multiple from the same case.

02

We extract each of your obligations

Our system reads the order and pulls out every action, deadline, dollar figure, and condition, citing the exact paragraph each one comes from.

03

You receive a clarity report

Plain-English summary, your obligations as a checklist, every date in the order pulled into a timeline, and what happens if you miss something.

Why this exists

If you're staring at a court order and you don't fully get it, you are not the problem.

Most people who receive a court order are doing it without a lawyer, and the documents themselves are written several reading-grades above where most adults read. Court systems and researchers have measured this for years. A few of the findings:

3 of 4

Civil cases have at least one self-represented party

The National Center for State Courts' census of civil litigation found that in more than 75% of civil cases, at least one party is going through it without a lawyer. In family-law matters specifically, the rate runs 60 to 90%. If you're handling this on your own, you are with the majority, not the exception.1

12th+

Reading grade for legal documents, vs. 7–8th grade for the average adult

Pattern jury instructions in 47 of 50 states are written above a 12th-grade reading level, and most court orders go higher still. The average U.S. adult reads at a 7th–8th grade level. The mismatch is structural, not personal.2

70%+

Of debt-collection cases end in default; nobody responds in time

Pew's analysis of state courts found that more than 70% of debt-collection lawsuits end in default judgment, and 30–50% of evictions are decided by default when the tenant doesn't appear. Pew identifies “confusing legal processes” as a primary driver. A clear deadline list is often what stands between you and a default.3

  1. 1 NCSC, Landscape of Civil Litigation in State Courts (2015).
  2. 2 U.S. Dept. of Education / NCES PIAAC adult literacy data; Otto, Applegate & Davis, jury-instruction readability study.
  3. 3 Pew Charitable Trusts (2020); PNAS (2023).
  4. 4 Judicial Council of California, plain-language forms study.
  5. 5 Legal Services Corporation, 2022 Justice Gap Report.
A real (anonymized) example

From dense legalese to clear obligations.

Here's an actual paragraph from a custody modification order, alongside the breakdown we'd produce. This is the format every customer receives.

Sample report · Texas family-law order Jurisdiction: Texas — 250th District, Travis County

Cited under Tex. Fam. Code chs. 6, 8, and 153. The full sample below shows exactly how every paragraph is broken down — obligations, deadlines, red-flag traps, and the citation behind each one.

Download full sample PDF (7 pages) Anonymized real-world order · same format every customer receives

The order paragraph

Before

Paragraph 7. Pursuant to the parties' stipulation and the Court's findings herein, the Respondent shall have parenting time with the minor children every other weekend, commencing Friday at 6:00 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 6:00 p.m., with the first such weekend to occur on May 9, 2025. Holiday parenting time shall be alternated annually as set forth in Schedule A appended hereto. Each parent shall provide the other with not less than seventy-two (72) hours' written notice of any planned out-of-state travel with the minor children, and shall provide an itinerary including all addresses and telephone numbers where the children may be reached. Failure to comply with the notice provisions of this paragraph may result in modification of parenting time and/or sanctions as the Court deems appropriate.

Your clarity report

After
Plain English
You get the kids every other weekend, plus alternating holidays. You have to give the other parent 3 days' notice before any out-of-state trip with the kids, including where you'll be staying.
What you must do
  • Pick up the kids Friday at 6pm, return Sunday at 6pm, every other weekend.
  • For any out-of-state trip with the kids: write to the other parent at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Include addresses and phone numbers where the kids can be reached.
  • Check Schedule A for which holidays you have this year.
From Paragraph 7
Key dates
Fri, May 9 · 6:00 PM
First weekend with the kids begins
Sun, May 11 · 6:00 PM
Return the kids by this time
Then every other Fri–Sun
Same schedule, ongoing
If you miss a deadline
The court could change your parenting time or impose sanctions (fines, attorney fee orders). The 72-hour travel notice is the most commonly missed one, so set a phone reminder.
Get clarity now

$14.99 per order during launch.

One flat fee per court order, $14.99 during the 30-day launch (regular price $24.99). No subscription. The sample report above is exactly what you'll receive. If you have multiple orders on the same case, run them one at a time.

  • Plain-English summary of what the order means.
  • Every obligation as a checklist with citations to specific paragraphs.
  • All dates pulled into a timeline so nothing slips by you.
  • What happens if a deadline is missed, and what options you may want to consider.
  • How to find legal aid or low-cost counsel near you, if needed.
Auto-deleted after fulfillmentYour order isn't stored, shared, or used to train models. Once the PDF is in your inbox, the file is gone.
Cited line by lineEvery obligation links back to the paragraph it came from.

Upload your court order

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We'll send your clarity report here, usually within minutes.
Court Order Clarity report $14.99 $24.99 · launch

30-day launch pricing. One flat fee per court order. No subscription.

Court Order Clarity is an analytical service operated by Nova Aurora Ventures LLC. We are not a law firm, do not provide legal advice or representation, and do not establish an attorney–client relationship. We translate the document in front of you; we don't tell you whether to comply, file a motion, or appeal. For legal advice, contact a licensed attorney or legal aid.

Common questions

The questions everyone asks first.

Is this legal advice?
No. Court Order Clarity is a comprehension tool. We translate the document in front of you into plain English and pull out the deadlines and obligations. We don't represent you, can't appear in court, and won't tell you whether to comply, file a motion, or appeal. Those are decisions for you (or a licensed attorney).
How much does it cost?
$14.99 per order during the 30-day launch period (regular price $24.99). One flat fee per court order, no subscription, no surprises. The sample report above is exactly what you'll receive.
Will the court accept this report? Can I rely on it?
The report has no standing in court; only the order itself does. Every obligation in our report cites the exact paragraph it comes from, so you can always verify it yourself against the source. Use the report to understand your order, then comply with the order as written.
How accurate is the AI?
Every claim is citation-backed. If we say you have a 14-day deadline, we point to the exact paragraph that says it. The analysis is automated and applied the same way to every order, so you can verify each obligation yourself. We won't extract anything the order doesn't actually contain, and we won't bury anything important.
What happens to my court order after I upload it?
Encrypted in transit and at rest, processed only to generate your report, and auto-deleted as soon as we send you the PDF. Once the report is in your inbox, the job is done and the file is gone. We never share, sell, or train models on your data.
What types of orders do you handle?
Family court orders (custody, support, restraining), housing court orders, small claims, civil judgments, discovery and contempt orders, and most pro se litigation paperwork. Criminal orders we'll handle, but we'll always flag that a criminal lawyer is essential. Email us if you're not sure your order fits.
What if my order is in another language or partly handwritten?
English orders only for now. Partly handwritten or stamped orders work; our analysis engine handles legible handwriting, and we flag anything ambiguous explicitly. If we can't extract a section reliably, we tell you so rather than guessing.
Can you help me decide what to do about the order?
We can tell you what your options generally are: comply, request a hearing, file a motion to modify, retain counsel, contact legal aid. We'll point you to relevant resources. We can't tell you which option is right for your specific situation; that's a lawyer's job.