1 · COLLECTSource recordsIdentity and relationship documents
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Documents to gather immediately after separation
In the first days or weeks after separation, focus on preserving the practical records you already have: identity and relationship documents, current housing information, account details, children's immediate arrangements, insurance records and any existing agreements or orders. This page is an immediate-gathering checklist, not a complete divorce, parenting or property-disclosure list.
General information only — not legal advice · Reviewed 2 October 2026
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1 · COLLECTSource records
2 · ORGANISEChronologyImmediate housing and account records
3 · PROOF PACKProof PackChildren's immediate practical arrangements
1Identity and relationship documents2Immediate housing and account records3Children's immediate practical arrangements4Insurance, agreements and existing orders
Identity and relationship documents
- Your identity documents
- Marriage or relationship records already in your possession
- A note of the separation date if known
- Current contact and address details you are entitled to keep
Immediate housing and account records
- Current lease, mortgage or ownership records you already hold
- Recent utility or household-account information
- Your own bank and payment-account records
- Copies of important bills or recurring commitments
Children's immediate practical arrangements
Keep current school or childcare information, health or appointment details, agreed handover or schedule messages, and emergency contact information that you are entitled to access. Do not use this checklist to monitor another person's private account.
Insurance, agreements and existing orders
- Current insurance policies or claim details
- Signed agreements already in your possession
- Existing court or consent orders
- Recent professional correspondence or notices
Privacy, safety and adviser questions
Secure copies of important records, change access to your own accounts where appropriate, and make a short list of missing documents or questions for a lawyer, adviser or support service. Urgent safety concerns need specialist or emergency help rather than a routine document-gathering workflow.
Important limitation
This is an immediate record-gathering aid, not a statement of what must be disclosed or filed. GetInstantProof does not determine property, parenting, support or divorce entitlements.
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