Resources for Clients

As you embark on the process of settling your divorce by mediation, collaborative law, or constructive negotiation, the following forms will help facilitate the process as smoothly as possible.

How Mediation Works

Click here to download a description of how mediation works, which should answer many of your practical questions about the process.

Case Information Statement

The Case Information Statement is a comprehensive financial disclosure form that your attorney or mediator is likely to ask you to complete. This link leads you to an interactive version that you can complete and print.

Child Support Guidelines

New Jersey Court Rules provide guidleines for the apporpriate amount of child support based on family income and other factors. This link to New Jersey's official child support website provides a quick calculator to give you an idea of a child support guidelines calculation.

New Client Information Sheet

We encourage new clients to fill out this form to priod to our inital meeting.

To prepare for a meeting with a divorce attorney or mediator, it is helpful to being to gather documents you will need. This is a list of documents to gather:

Click here to download a printable version.

• Your 2 most recent years’ income tax returns, including W-2s
• If either spouse operates a business which files its own income tax returns, the 2 most recent years’ business income tax returns
• Recent statements from any and all retirement accounts such as pension plans, 401(k) plans, IRAs, etc.
• If either spouse has a defined benefit pension (entitlement to a certain income upon reaching a certain age), the most recent statement of entitlement from the plan administrator. This should include a statement about when you began to work for the employer, when benefits will begin to be paid, how much you will receive monthly, etc.
• Most recent statement of all bank accounts
• Most recent statement of all securities accounts
• Any other statements showing the value of other investments
• Most recent statements for credit card debts [or a list of the names of the creditors, the balance due, and whose name the debt is in]
• Statement showing the principal balance due on any mortgages or home equity loans
• Deed to any real estate you own
• Any recent appraisal or market analysis of real estate you own
• Prenuptial agreement, please bring it
• Court orders relating to your marriage (such as a domestic violence restraining order or a support order)