Bond records can be added through the case Bonds tab if your office chooses to maintain basic bond information such as the status and location of the actual bond. When a bond is added through the case Bonds tab, a bond registry account is automatically created on the case Financial tab.

If your office is only interested in how bonds impact the financial aspects of a case, a bond registry account can be added manually through the case Financial tab, without creating and maintaining a bond record.

There are two basic types of registry transactions: checks and deposits.

A special type of registry account is a trust account. When a party pays a sum of money to a minor or incapacitated adult, that money can be held in a trust account until a time when the beneficiary is able to receive the money. While in trust, the court may order the clerk to invest the money on behalf of the recipient. Odyssey provides you with a way to manage these investments.