If you are planning for a divorce, it is important for your case and to assist your attorney to make copies of all income tax returns for the past 3 to 5 years; financial statements including bank account, retirement plan and investment statements; credit card and debt (mortgage, auto & personal) statements; loan applications; real estate deeds; automobile titles; paystubs and other income documents; life insurance policies; and healthcare insurance coverage information.
If you or your spouse own a business, obtain copies of the income tax returns and year-end profit & loss and balance sheets for the past 5 years.
Also make copies of all records that can be used to trace and verify separately owned property, such as an inheritances or family gifts.
Do have any questions about this topic? The attorneys at Bailey & Gunderson, with offices in Norwood, Western Hills and Anderson Township, can explain this topic further for you. If you should have any questions, please call us at 513-631-0022.