>Hmmm... I have this in a click event on a button
>thisformset.newpresent.visible=.t.
>thisformset.newpresent.show
>The form still doesn't come up over the calling form. I've set alwaysontop as .t. but it still doesn't work. I know this must be simple to most but I can't seem to find a definitive example on how to write this.

Did you check that AlwaysOnTop=.F. in calling form? Honestly, I didn't use formsets for some time and barely can remind anything else related.