SERVING SANTA CLARA, ALAMEDA, MERCED, SAN BENITO, MONTEREY & SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

THE INITIAL CONSULTATION:

If you wish to schedule a consultation, please call us in Morgan Hill at (408) 612-4657. Our policy is to schedule a meeting within a few days of your request because we recognize that family law issues can be emotionally charged and time sensitive. As with all attorney/client communication, the information discussed at your initial consultation is completely confidential.

At the time you request a consultation you may be in the beginning stages of contemplating a separation or divorce, be seriously considering the commencement of legal action, or may have been served with legal papers. It never hurts to seek legal advice. However, waiting too long, in certain circumstances, can have irreparable consequences.

Depending on where you are in the process, this optional checklist will help you identify documents that may assist us in assessing your legal position and representing you more effectively. This checklist is provided for your convenience. It is not required that you bring any or all of these documents to your initial consultation:

Any relevant correspondence, court documents or court pleadings
Current pay stubs for each party
Tax returns for all years of the marriage
Most recent annual Social Security statement for each party
Deeds for any real estate owned by either party
Most recent appraisals of any real estate owned
Mortgage statements reflecting current balances owed
Statements evidencing values of stocks, bonds, annuities, CDs, IRAs, whole/variable life insurance policies
Current credit card statements
Loan balances for all debt
Statements for pension and retirement accounts
Copy of any pre-nuptial agreement signed
Documentation regarding pre-marital assets
Any other information that you think may be useful