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• Community Debts and Payments
• Intake Sheet for Calculation of Child Support
• Medical and Dental Reimbursement Form
• Support Payment Receipt Log

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU KEEP CAREFUL, ACCURATE, AND COMPLETE RECORDS

You can assist our office in the preparation of your matter by accurately and fully completing the forms here. Completing them in advance, following the instructions fully, will save you time (and money) when you come to the office. The “Community Debts and Payments” form is designed to help you accurately determine the balance due on all community debts as of the date of separation, as well as the current balance and any credits for pay down that either party is entitled to. Other tips on filling out that particular form:

• You will need to know all of the debts you and your spouse were obligated to pay as of the date of separation. Remember to include debts to family members, if applicable. List each debt and the account number Column 1 “ACCOUNT NAME + NUMBER”. These debts may include mortgage payments, individual utilities, credit cards, doctors, relatives, automobile loans, taxes, etc.
• Contact each creditor and obtain a duplicate original of the statement for the amount you owe as close as possible to the date of separation. If the date of separation does not coincide with the statement date, obtain the last statement before and the next statement after the date of separation. Make a copy of each statement for us and keep one for yourself. If the original is available, provide that to our office. If there is a dispute as to the date of separation, you will need to repeat this process for each date of separation. For each debt, fill in the balance owed on the account as of the date of separation in Column 2 “$ DUE AT SEPARATION”.
• When we approach trial or settlement in your case, copy the most current statement of the amount owed to each creditor. If necessary, obtain this from the creditor. Fill in this amount in Column 3 “$ Due Now”, and write in the date you are using as the most current date.
• If you have made payments on any of these accounts after separation from your earnings after separation or from separate property bank accounts, copy the back and front of each check you made in payment. Total the payments you have made and fill in under “YOUR PAYMENTS CHECK #/DATE/AMOUNT PAID”.
• If you know that your spouse made payments after separation, you may write those payments in the column marked “SPOUSE’S PAYMENTS CHECK #/DATE/AMOUNT”. We strongly urge you to do this on a monthly basis.
• Any debt incurred after the date of separation is usually the separate obligation of the person who incurred the charges and not a community debt. List additional charges which you or your spouse made in Column 6 “CHARGES AFTER SEPARATION/WHO/DATE/AMOUNT” and attach copies of statements showing all charges made and by whom.
• If you have made multiple payments on any individual account, a separate list of each payment by date, amount and check number should be attached as well.

If your figures are challenged at a court hearing, it will be necessary for you to give a simple explanation of how you arrived at the figure being questioned. That is the reason it is necessary to have the statements and your canceled checks. By supplying our office with the originals, you will avoid evidentiary problems at trial.

If you have any questions as you prepare the form, do not hesitate to telephone our office. Please make a copy of the attached, completed form and all documentation for yourself before returning the original to our office.