It will be helpful for you to gather certain documents in preparation for your first meeting with your attorney. Locate and copy your important documents, including:
- Financial statements,
- Income tax returns,
- Corporate tax returns,
- Partnership tax returns,
- Bank statements (business and personal),
- Check registers,
- Canceled checks,
- Brokerage statements, and
- Children's bank account statements.
In a contested equitable distribution case, these documents will be very helpful in determining just what your family's assets are. In a child support or alimony case they will help to determine the amount of support you will pay or receive.