The First Thing You Need To Do Before Filing For Divorce

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]What should I do before filing anything?

[00:00:03]Honestly, probably less than you think.

[00:00:05]You should start gathering information and making sure you have access to as many of your personal and financial records as possible. The more prepared you are, the better. What you shouldn't do is just as important and the big one here is try to move money or change your household contributions. As lawyers, we're pretty good about tracking down missing money and trust me, that's not a good look to the court. And the court is going to expect that you maintain your normal contributions to the household until the divorce is finalized. Even if you move out, stop paying bills now and it could turn into a huge bill and headache later.