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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know certain basic facts about you and your relationship, particularly if there is a chance the lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> be starting a court proceeding on your behalf. So make sure you either have this information at the tips of your fingers or have it written down. | The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know certain basic facts about you and your relationship with your spouse, particularly if there is a chance the lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> be starting a court proceeding on your behalf. So make sure you either have this information at the tips of your fingers or have it written down. | ||
===Basic information=== | ===Basic information=== | ||
The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know this basic information: | The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know this basic information: | ||
*your address, occupation, annual income and date of birth, | *your address, occupation, annual income, and date of birth, | ||
*your spouse's full name, address, occupation, annual income and date of birth, | *your spouse's full name, address, occupation, annual income, and date of birth, | ||
*the date each of you began living in British Columbia, | *the date each of you began living in British Columbia, | ||
*citizenships, | *citizenships, | ||
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*your surname at birth and your surname before you got married, if you are married, | *your surname at birth and your surname before you got married, if you are married, | ||
*your spouse's surname at birth and their surname before you got married, if you are married, | *your spouse's surname at birth and their surname before you got married, if you are married, | ||
*whether you were unmarried, divorced or widowed when you married, if you are married, and | *whether you were unmarried, divorced, or widowed when you married, if you are married, and | ||
*whether your spouse was unmarried, divorced or widowed when you married, if you are married | *whether your spouse was unmarried, divorced, or widowed when you married, if you are married, and | ||
*whether you and your spouse have signed any prenuptial or other agreements. | *whether you and your spouse have signed any prenuptial or other agreements. | ||
===Financial information=== | ===Financial information=== | ||
The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know this financial information: | The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> need to know this financial information: | ||
*the approximate balance of all financial accounts, including savings, RRSP and investment accounts, and the names of the financial institutions holding the accounts, | *the approximate balance of all financial accounts, including savings, RRSP, and investment accounts, and the names of the financial institutions holding the accounts, | ||
*approximate credit card balances, and the names of the credit card companies, | *approximate credit card balances, and the names of the credit card companies, | ||
*the balances of any loans and lines of credit, | *the balances of any loans and lines of credit, | ||
