Divorce Checklist

After completing your mediation, you will submit your documents to the Court and wait for the Judge to issue your Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage.

 

Here is a divorce checklist for the additional steps you should consider after your divorce is final:

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• Save a copy of your Final Judgment and Settlement Agreement for future reference. If your Settlement Agreement includes a Parenting Plan, it is likely you will need to refer to the Parenting Plan often to verify the timesharing or holiday schedule.

• Change your estate planning documents. If you previously had a Will appointing your former spouse as personal representative or beneficiary, you may want to have it amended.

• Make sure all additional Orders that may need to be entered after the Final Judgment are signed and provided to the appropriate persons (i.e. Income Withholding Order, Qualified Domestic Relations Order).

• Meet with your Financial Planner to reassess your financial needs and how your financial plan should be modified to better match your needs.

• If necessary, change the titles on assets like your home and cars.

• Take care of closing all joint bank and credit card accounts.

• Obtain individual auto and health insurance.

• Change the beneficiary on any life insurance policies.

• If your name has been legally changed, you will need to request a new Social Security Card, driver’s license, passport, change name on all bank and credit card accounts, and notify your children’s school of your name change.

• You may also want to schedule appointments with a counselor, therapist or other professional to help you transition.

 
We can refer you to professionals who can help you with the above matters.