| Laura
McDonald
Divorce is never easy. When you select an attorney
to represent you, he or she understands that. Your attorney and
legal staff will guide you through the process. This is a list
of the information your attorney’s office will need in order
to protect your interests and prepare the necessary forms.
- Your full legal names, including maiden name
of the wife.
- Your current address, and previous addresses.
Be prepared to at least furnish your most recent previous address.
- Telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail address
in order to reach you.
- Current contact information for your spouse.
- Social security numbers, dates and places of
birth for you and your spouse.
- Place of your employment, how long employed
there, salary.
- Employment information for you and your spouse.
- Provide any military service information for
either spouse.
- Date and place of your marriage.
- How many prior marriages for both you and your
spouse.
- Regarding children born of current marriage,
their names, ages, dates of birth, and where they presently reside.
- List any retirement plans, pensions, IRA accounts,
CDs for either spouse.
- Personal health insurance information and note
which spouse is carrying it.
- List all other life, mortgage and personal property
insurance coverages.
- A list of marital assets, including real estate,
bank accounts, personal property owned by both.
- A list of non-marital assets, including real
estate, bank accounts, personal property (this is property owned
individually by you or your spouse).
- A list of liabilities, or debts, for both spouses.
This includes loans, mortgages, and credit card balances.
**Note: Regarding real estate, you will be asked
to provide information regarding the deed. If you have a copy
of your deed, take it with you to the consultation.
You will be asked other pertinent information,
such as any agreements you and your spouse have already reached
regarding marital property, who will have primary residential
custody of any children and what the proposed visitation arrangement
may be. If you fear some areas are not in agreement, be prepared
to tell your attorney what they are and how you wish them to be
handled.
The requested information is confidential, and
your attorney and staff are working for you. Most attorneys will
have a questionnaire form you will be asked to fill out, either
prior to the initial meeting or when you arrive. The form will
include the items I listed in this article. Make your own list
of any questions you want to discuss with your attorney and take
it with you - you are understandably stressed and there's a lot
to cover. Your own list will ensure you remember to ask any particularly
important questions.
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McDonald is a paralegal. She is a member of NFPA (National Federation
of Paralegal Associations). Laura is experienced in the areas
of personal injury, civil litigation, family, environmental and
corporate law, estate planning and bankruptcy. She works for Michael
L. Hawkins & Associates, P.L.L.C., located in Frankfort, Kentucky.
The firm's website is www.mlhlawky.com.
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