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ondivorce.co.uk - Solicitor Visit Checklist

The following is intended to be a helpful list of the information you should take with you when visiting a legal adviser for the first time. This information should assist in making the best use of time. Not all points will be relevant to your situation, nor should it be regarded as exhaustive. Also, all the information may not be available initially but will be required in due course.

 

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Personal Information

   

1

Your name, address and telephone numbers

   

2

The name of your spouse or partner and their address if different to your own

   

3

Children's names and ages

   

4

Your occupation and that of your spouse/partner (with your work telephone number if appropriate)

   

5

Whether there are children in the household who are not children of the marriage

   

6

Names and addresses of each child's school

   

7

Whether either of you have been married previously, if so, dates of the marriage and decree absolute

   

8

If you have already separated, the date and a brief note of the circumstances

   

 

Documentation

   

9

Copies of any correspondence with or from the Child Support Agency

   

10

Any correspondence that may have been received already, such as from your spouse's solicitor

   

11

Your marriage certificate

   

12

Court orders which may have been made in respect of the current or any previous marriages, and/or any orders that may have been made in respect of the children

   

 

Financial Circumstances

   

13

Your own and your spouse's or partner's income

   

14

The address of your home, together with an estimate of its current value and of any loans secured against it (also include the name and address of the lender)

   

15

Details of any other assets together with an estimate of their current value (including yours and your spouse's or partner's pensions)

   

16

Details of any debts which may exist, including their value and to whom they are payable

   

 

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