Questions people ask
How do I prepare for divorce financially?
The short answer
Preparing financially for divorce usually starts with locating originals — tax returns, statements, deeds, titles, loan documents and any marital agreement — and listing what exists and where. Strategy belongs to a family-law attorney and a financial professional; organization is the part within your control.
The longer answer
The quiet months before anything is filed are the easiest time to do this, because doing it early is unremarkable housekeeping. Gather the originals first, then anything that shows what you owned before the marriage, then a written list of what exists and where — including the things you leave at home. If you share a cloud account, assume the other person can read it.