TIPS FOR DIVORCING PARENTS – GET ALL YOUR DOCUMENTATION TOGETHER

Divorcing parents – put together an ordered file with all of your ID documents, birth certificates, marriage certificate, antenuptial contract, proof of your current assets and liabilities, details of pension/provident funds and life insurances, proof of your current monthly income and expenditure, and any documentation you may have where possible with respect to your spouse (especially their bank/investment account details and pension/provident fund details). Your attorney will thank you for neatly organising all of this together. It will curtail legal costs and your attorneys will be able to best advise you on the way forward.

Author: Murray Taylor

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