General List of Issues to be Resolved in Divorce

1. Custody
   1. Physical—primary or shared
   2. legal—sole or joint
   3. if shared physical custody—detailed custodial schedule, or scheduled by agreement
2. Visitation
   1. detailed schedule, or scheduled by agreement
   2. holidays/birthdays/summer/telephonic/travel 
3. Child Support/direct pay or withholding order/commencement date/arrears/transfer to juvenile court
4. Extracurricular Activities/camps/holiday gifts/back to school clothes/computers, cell phone and electronics/tutoring/SAT preparation classes/driver’s education classes/car insurance/college application fees/senior year activities
5. College/four years/bachelor’s degree/age 23/instate rate/room and board/books/fees/costs/travel costs
6. Alimony
   1. monthly amount, or reserve right to request in the future, or waive the right
   2. if payable: the amount, commencement and due dates, and whether the support is modifiable or nonmodifiable
   3. if payable: termination upon death, remarriage or cohabitation for a specified duration
   4. if a reservation, must a significant change in financial circumstances occur for a future request       
7. Health Insurance Coverage/dental/optical/psychological
8. Unreimbursed Medical Expenses—covered for how long for children
9. Life Insurance/Long Term Disability Coverage/Long Term Care Policy
   1. presently in effect or to be obtained
   2. other parent or the child/ren directly or in trust as beneficiary
   3. choice of trustees
   4. cash value
10. Pets/Horses/Breed Dogs and Cats/Livestock
11. Flex Fund 
12. Business Interests/Domain Name
13. Royalties
14. Proceeds from a Pending Lawsuit
15. Former Marital Home
    1. exclusive possession
    2. mortgage payments
    3. mortgage interest deduction
    4. utility payments/normal maintenance and repair payments/extraordinary repair costs
    5. value for buyout or refinance, and by when
    6. sale if not refinanced by deadline, or short sale
       1. payment of recommended improvements
       2. list price/lowering of list price/acceptance of offer of 95% or lower                   
       3. any further encumbrance prohibited
       4. division of proceeds
       5. obligations of estate/death of a party
    7. contribution to moving expenses           
16. Investment Real Estate/Timeshares/Commercial Property
17. Private, Federal, State or Military Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan Annuities & Survivorship Rights, or Waiver
18. TSP/401k/403b/401a Defined Contribution Accounts & Survivorship Rights, or Waiver
19. Liquid Assets/Bank Accounts/IRAs/CDs/Mutual Funds/Stocks/Stock Options/Employee Stock Purchase Plans 
20. Bonds
21. Safe Deposit Box Contents 
22. Prepaid Tuition Plans/UGMA, UTMA Custodial Accounts/529 Educational Accounts
23. Country Club/Yacht Club Membership
24. Household Furnishings and Collections, Jewelry
25. Cars/Boats/Motorcycles/ATVs/Personal Watercraft/Campers/Aircraft
26. Hotel/Frequent Flyer Points  
27. Debt/Credit Cards 
28. Filing Taxes—Refund or Liability/Exemptions/Child Care Credit/Capital Loss Carryover/Appropriate Withholdings
29. Divorce Proceedings/Determination of Date of Separation/Attorney’s Fees
30. Remaining Matters—is this everything
31. Boilerplate language
    1. waiver of claim to estate, or preservation of right to inherit          
    2. revocation of any powers of attorney
    3. protection from discharge in bankruptcy of obligations
    4. waiver, or preservation of request for attorneys fees in modification proceedings