# One Page Case — Document Gathering Checklist

Use this as a preparation checklist, not a universal legal discovery list. Requirements vary by jurisdiction and case. Ask your attorney which documents are actually required and what date range to use.

## Protect sensitive information

- Keep originals in a secure location.
- Redact Social Security numbers and full account numbers before sharing when appropriate.
- Do not paste passwords, private keys, authentication codes, or children's sensitive identifiers into an LLM.
- If you use an LLM with this checklist, instruct it to label unknowns and never invent, infer, or "fill in" a missing fact, amount, date, document, or legal requirement.
- Record where a document came from and its statement/valuation date.

## Case and deadlines

- [ ] Petition, response, temporary orders, prior agreements, and court notices
- [ ] Mediation, hearing, disclosure, and response deadlines
- [ ] Existing parenting plan, support worksheet/order, or protection/restricted-contact order

## Income and recurring costs

- [ ] Recent pay statements and the most recent tax returns requested by counsel
- [ ] Bonus, commission, self-employment, unemployment, pension, or benefit records
- [ ] Health-insurance premiums and childcare invoices
- [ ] Existing child-support and alimony orders plus payment history

## Parenting and transportation

- [ ] Current two-week schedule and actual deviations
- [ ] School and childcare calendars
- [ ] Exchange locations, transportation pattern, and recurring activity schedule
- [ ] Holiday, break, travel, and communication arrangements

## Assets

- [ ] Real-estate title, current valuation/appraisal, mortgage statement, and repair estimates
- [ ] Bank statements with owner/title and statement date
- [ ] Retirement and investment statements with valuation date
- [ ] Crypto wallet/exchange statements with a consistent valuation date; never share private keys
- [ ] Vehicle title, loan statement, and valuation source
- [ ] Business-interest records and any professional valuation
- [ ] Separate-property source documents if a tracing claim may exist

## Debts

- [ ] Current statement, original/current balance, interest rate, and minimum payment
- [ ] Account holder(s), authorized users, and date incurred
- [ ] A short description of what expenses are included
- [ ] Tax, medical, student, personal, and family-loan documentation

## Reimbursements, offsets, and arrears

- [ ] Post-separation payments with date, amount, payer, purpose, and proof
- [ ] Repairs, insurance, childcare, loan paydowns, and sale losses
- [ ] Arrears calculation and source records
- [ ] Double-count check: confirm an expense is not claimed separately if it already sits inside a debt balance

## For every important number

Record:

| Field | What to capture |
|---|---|
| Amount | Current figure or clearly labeled estimate |
| As-of date | Statement, appraisal, or valuation date |
| Source | Document name or person providing it |
| Current holder | Me, spouse, or joint |
| Status | Known, estimate, disputed, or missing |
| Proposal | Proposed recipient/responsibility, clearly separate from current fact |

## Before the attorney meeting

- [ ] Put the five largest financial items on one page
- [ ] Highlight every missing, estimated, or disputed number
- [ ] List the next three deadlines
- [ ] List the five decisions you need help making
- [ ] Ask which documents are unnecessary so you do not pay to organize noise

This checklist organizes preparation. It is not legal advice and does not replace your jurisdiction's disclosure rules or instructions from counsel.