Disbursing trust funds records money leaving a trust account when you pay other parties on a client behalf, such as medical providers or insurers. Recording a disbursement logs the payment and adjusts the client or matter trust balance. With disbursements recorded, your Clio trust records match the funds leaving your bank account.
Note: Use Disburse to manually record funds leaving a trust account by physical check or cash, so your Clio records match your bank activity. Use Refund to return funds electronically through Clio Payments. For electronic returns, see Payment Refunds.
Disburse trust funds to a client
- Go to the contact or matter where the trust funds are stored and select the Transactions subtab.
- In the Transactions table, use the down arrow to select the client trust account.
- Click Disburse funds.
- Enter the amount you are disbursing and complete the remaining fields:
- Description: Enter the purpose of the transaction, such as "Payment to [provider] for [matter]".
- Destination: Enter non-person details about the transaction, such as bank account information.
- Payee: Identify who receives the funds.
- Payment method: Enter how the transaction is completed, such as a check or bank transfer.
- Click Record transaction.
- After you record the disbursement, the contact or matter trust balance adjusts by the amount disbursed.
Up next
- Refund Trust Funds: Refund a trust payment collected electronically through Clio Payments.
- Record Trust Transactions: Record a trust transaction directly, without creating a request first.