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California divorce preparation

Don't let one
divorce decision
cost you your
financial future.

The house is only one part of the financial picture.

Before you agree to anything, get a clearer picture of your assets, debts, retirement, savings, income and the financial questions you may not have thought to ask.

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The complete California Divorce Preparation Toolkit: workbook, nine worksheets, and your personalized roadmap
Nine worksheets · Digital & printable · Personalized roadmap included

The financial side of divorce

The house is only one piece of the picture.

A divorce conversation can touch far more than a home. Accounts, retirement benefits, investments, debts and income can all be part of what's being decided.

  • Home & equity01
  • Bank accounts02
  • Retirement03
  • Investments04
  • Debt05
  • Income06
  • Business interests07
  • Insurance08
  • Other financial assets09

You cannot make a confident decision about what you don't know exists.

You are not behind

You shouldn't have to become an expert in divorce overnight.

A woman reviewing personal financial paperwork at a sunlit desk

One day you're trying to process the end of a relationship. The next, you're dealing with property, finances, documents, attorneys and decisions that may shape your future.

  • “Where do I even start?”
  • “What am I supposed to look for?”
  • “What could I be overlooking?”
  • “What should I ask my lawyer?”
  • “What information am I still missing?”

You don't need to know everything. You need a clearer way to understand what matters.

What's at stake

The most expensive mistake can be not knowing what you don't know.

Going into these conversations unprepared makes it far easier for something important to slip past — quietly, and often without anyone pointing it out.

Without preparation, it's easy to

  • Overlooking important financial information
  • Missing documents or accounts
  • Forgetting critical questions
  • Deciding before enough information is gathered
  • Spending professional time reconstructing what could have been prepared beforehand

Preparation doesn't guarantee an outcome. It removes the uncertainty you can actually do something about.

The shift

Imagine walking into your next conversation feeling prepared instead of panicked.

Before

  • “I hope I’m not missing something.”
  • “I don’t know what I should ask.”
  • “I have documents everywhere.”
  • “I don’t understand the full financial picture.”

After

  • “I know what information I have.”
  • “I know what information is still missing.”
  • “I know which questions I want answered.”
  • “I can see the bigger financial picture.”

Uncertainty → Clarity

Panic → Preparation

The solution

A clearer way to prepare for what's ahead.

The California Divorce Preparation Toolkit brings the major financial and preparation areas into one practical system, so you can work through them step by step instead of trying to piece everything together yourself.

Master Document Checklist

Worksheet 03
  • Tax Returns
  • Pay Stubs
  • Bank Statements
  • Mortgage Statements
  • Retirement Statements
  • Credit Card Statements
  • Investment Statements
  • Vehicle Titles
  • Insurance Policies
  • Loan Statements
  • Business Records
  • Other Important Records

Income & Monthly Expense Worksheet

Worksheet 04
Income
Housing
Utilities
Insurance
Food
Transportation
Child-related expenses
Debt payments
Other
Total monthly expenses

Personal Divorce Dashboard

Worksheet 09

Important dates

Documents gathered

8 / 24

Assets recorded

6

Open questions

4

What you get

Know what to look for.
Know what to ask.
Know what to prepare.

  • 01

    Preparation Roadmap

    Stop staring at everything at once. Know what to look at first, second and third so the whole situation becomes manageable.

  • 02

    Financial & Asset Inventory

    See the bigger financial picture in one place, so you can identify the accounts, property and financial areas you still need to investigate.

  • 03

    Master Document Checklist

    Stop wondering whether you've forgotten something important. Work through the major categories of financial records you may need to locate.

  • 04

    Income & Expense Worksheet

    Understand what actually comes in and goes out each month, so conversations about support and expenses aren't based on guesswork.

  • 05

    Retirement & Pension Tracker

    Make sure retirement accounts don't disappear into the background while you're focused on everything else.

  • 06

    California Disclosure Preparation

    Understand the kinds of financial information commonly requested in California, so nothing catches you off guard.

  • 07

    Attorney Meeting Preparation

    Walk into the conversation knowing what you want to ask, instead of trying to remember everything in the moment.

  • 08

    Before You Agree Checklist

    Use a final review to identify missing information, unresolved questions and topics you may want to discuss before agreeing to anything.

  • 09

    Personal Dashboard

    See at a glance what you've gathered, what's still open and what you're waiting on.

Bonus — included at no extra cost

Your personalized divorce roadmap.

Answer 10 simple questions about your situation and receive a personalized starting roadmap showing which areas of the toolkit to focus on first and what to organize next.

Your roadmap includes

  • Your current stage

    Where you are right now, in plain language.

  • Your top priority

    The one thing worth your attention first.

  • Start here

    The exact section of the toolkit to open first.

  • Your next 3–5 actions

    A short, ordered list — not a mountain of tasks.

  • Areas to pay attention to

    What your answers suggest is easy to overlook.

  • Questions to discuss with a professional

    Written down, ready for your next conversation.

Your toolkit gives you the tools. Your personalized roadmap shows you where to start.

Your roadmap is an organizational starting point. It is not legal advice and does not make recommendations about your individual legal situation.

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Inside the toolkit

See exactly what you're getting.

Real, structured worksheets — not a PDF of advice. Everything works on your phone and prints cleanly if you'd rather write by hand.

Financial & Asset Inventory

Worksheet 02
CategoryItemOwnerValueDoc?
HomePrimary residenceJointYes
BankChecking ••1042JointYes
Retirement401(k)SpouseNo
VehicleSUVSelfNo

Account / location and questions columns continue →

Financial & Asset Inventory

Master Document Checklist

Worksheet 03
  • Tax Returns
  • Pay Stubs
  • Bank Statements
  • Mortgage Statements
  • Retirement Statements
  • Credit Card Statements
  • Investment Statements
  • Vehicle Titles
  • Insurance Policies
  • Loan Statements
  • Business Records
  • Other Important Records
Master Document Checklist

Retirement & Pension Tracker

Worksheet 05
401(k)Spouse
Employer planStatement: Q2
IRASelf
BrokerageStatement: Q1
PensionSpouse
State planStatement: —

Columns for approximate balance, documents found and questions for your attorney.

Retirement & Pension Tracker

Income & Monthly Expense Worksheet

Worksheet 04
Income
Housing
Utilities
Insurance
Food
Transportation
Child-related expenses
Debt payments
Other
Total monthly expenses
Income & Expense Worksheet

Attorney Meeting Prep

Worksheet 07

My situation in 3 sentences

What I need help understanding

Top 10 questions

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Attorney Meeting Prep

Before You Agree Checklist

Worksheet 08
  • Financial disclosures reviewed?
  • Assets identified?
  • Debts identified?
  • Retirement considered?
  • Missing information?
  • Unanswered questions?
  • Professional advice obtained?
Before You Agree Checklist

Preparation Roadmap

Start here
  1. 01Organize what you already have
  2. 02Gather the documents that matter
  3. 03Build your financial picture
  4. 04Prepare your questions
Preparation Roadmap

Made for one state

Built for women navigating divorce in California.

The preparation areas are organized around what commonly comes up in a California divorce — property, assets, debts, income, retirement, financial disclosures, documents and the conversations you'll have with professionals.

It does not provide legal conclusions about your individual situation.

The complete toolkit

Everything you need to prepare with more clarity.

  • Preparation Roadmap$39
  • Financial & Asset Inventory$69
  • Master Document Checklist$49
  • Income & Expense Worksheet$49
  • Retirement Tracker$59
  • Disclosure Preparation Checklist$59
  • Attorney Meeting Prep$69
  • Before You Agree Checklist$29
  • Personal Dashboard$30
  • Bonus: Personalized Divorce RoadmapIncluded

Regular individual value

$452

Your investment

$47

Save $405 — 90% off

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Why $47

A small investment in being properly prepared.

This isn't another expense. It's a one-time investment in knowing what's on the table before the conversations that shape your future — often less than a single hour of professional time.

The goal isn't to replace a qualified professional. It's to help you arrive more prepared, with a clearer picture and better questions — so the time you do spend with one goes further.

Your access

You don't have to figure everything out tonight.

Work through one section at a time, at your own pace, and come back to it whenever you're ready.

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What happens next

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01

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02

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03

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Your personalized roadmap shows you exactly where to begin.

04

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Questions

Answered plainly.

Before your next move

Don't make an important decision without understanding what's on the table.

Get the complete California toolkit

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Save $405 — regular value $452

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