Sherri Goren Slovin and Associates

DOCUMENTATION NEEDED

Although every case is different, the following is a suggested list of documents to be gathered.  The number of years/months of past records depends on the circumstances of your case. 

Income Tax Returns-  Personal returns, including all W-2's and other attachments for the last 3-5 years. 

Employment Records – during the term of the marriage, showing evidence of wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, raises, promotions, expense accounts, and other benefits or deductions of any kind that were, are, or may be paid, available, credited, or withheld for any purpose by any individual or entity or to which you or your spouse were, are, or may be entitled in the future.

Banking Information – all monthly bank statements for banks, savings and loan institutions, credit union, or other institutions, which have been or are maintained by you or your spouse for the last 2 years.   If accounts are checking accounts, then copies of check registers.  If you have reason to believe check registers are not accurate, then copies of cancelled checks.  

Financial Statements – submitted to banks, lending institutions,  or any persons or entities, which were prepared by you or your spouse during the last five years.

Loan Applications – for all loans applied for, whether approved or not, for the last five years.

Broker’s Statements – all statements of securities and mutual funds you and your spouse maintained and received during the marriage and held individually, jointly, or as a trustee or guardian for the last 2 years.

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – certificates held individually, jointly or as a trustee or guardian, including any stock brokerage accounts (and statements) owned during the marriage.

Stock Options – all records pertaining to stock options held in any corporation or other entity, exercised or not.

Pension, Profit Sharing, Deferred Compensation Agreement, and Retirement Plans – or any other kind of plan owned by you and by your spouse or by any corporation in which you are or have been a participant during the marriage.

Wills and Trust Agreements – executed by you and your spouse, or in which either of you have a present or contingent interest or in which you are named a beneficiary or trustee.

Life Insurance – or certificates of life insurance currently in existence, in which you or your spouse are named as either owner, primary or contingent beneficiary, including any disability insurance currently in existence.

Outstanding Debts – documents reflecting all debts owed, secured or unsecured, including personal loans and lawsuits now pending or previously filed in any court, showing the name of the debtor and/or creditors, the date each debt was incurred, the total amount, and the unpaid balance.

Real Property – all deeds, closing statements, tax bills, appraisals, mortgages, security agreements, leases, etc.

Corporate Interest – all records indicating any kind of personal  interest in any corporation.

Partnership and Joint Venture Agreements – to which you or your spouse have been parties during the marriage.

Membership – documents identifying participation rightsin any country clubs, key clubs, private clubs, associations, or fraternal organizations during the marriage, together with all monthly statements.

Gifts – all records pertaining to gifts of any kind made to you or by you to any person or entity, together with all records in connection with the transfer of personal property, by sale, gift, or otherwise, during the marriage.

Inventory of Safe Deposit Boxes – of you and your spouse.

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