CHECKLIST – Preparation work when seeing a lawyer for the first time.

1. If you intend to proceed to divorce, you need to bring along a copy of the following documents:

• Marriage Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• NRIC Copy / Passport
• CPF Statement under the public housing scheme.

2. You need to provide the following information:

• Your occupation, date of birth, address
• Your highest education qualification
• Your religion
• Your Spouse’s occupation
• Your Spouse’s highest education qualification
• Your Spouse’s religion
• Your spouse’s date of birth
• Your current address
• Your spouse’s current address
• Children’s names/date of birth/school names/school hours

3. How your marriage broke down. You need to provide the pointers.

4. Your views on the Ancillary Issues; What is your claim in regards to the following?:

• a)  Maintenance of wife and children
• b)  Division of matrimonial property
• c)  Division of other matrimonial assets.
• d)  Custody, care and control of the children.