A Simple Divorce Checklist

Few life events are as complicated or overwhelming as divorce. It is not surprising, then, that while you are trying to rearrange your life, get a grip on your finances, navigate the legal system, help your children adjust to a new reality and ride the emotional roller coaster of divorce, important things can fall through the cracks. That's why having a good divorce checklist is so important.

In this blog posting Karen Covey writes about 10 common mistakes that you can avoid by having a simple divorce checklist:

• Having to Be Responsible for Debts You Forgot About (or Didn't Know Existed)
• Having Your Spouse Read Your Personal Mail
• Having Your Spouse Cyber-Spy On You
• Not Gathering All of the Financial Information You Need While You Are Able to Get It Easily
• Not Understanding How Your Parenting Time Schedule Is Really Going to Work
• Not Dealing With Critical Parenting Issues Before Your Divorce
• Forgetting to actually transfer retirement funds
• Not Making a Will or Not Changing the Beneficiaries on Insurance Policies after Your Divorce
• Not Taking Advantage of Health Insurance Benefits While You Can
• Not Securing Irreplaceable Personal Items