The better informed you are about your assets, liabilities, children's schedules, and your goals for the outcome of your situation, the more progress we can make in the mediation session.

Peace Talks has many worksheets which you can use to help you list your assets, debts, and income. It's helpful if you use the worksheets, but not mandatory. You'll need to fill them out eventually, in order to complete the necessary court forms and requirements, but it's not necessary to have them completed for the first session, unless you prefer to do so.

It's helpful if you can bring:

• A list of your assets



• A list of your debts



• If you own a house, the year you bought the house, how much you paid, what you think it's worth now, and how much you owe on the house



• If you're claiming that any of the assets or debts are "separate property" (the responsibility of just one party, not both of you), please indicate that on your list



• A recent pay stub



• Last year's tax return (copy of the first two pages, or the full return if you own a business or rental property)



• If there are issues about personal property, please bring a list of the items that you cannot agree upon
  

Assets include:·

• House



• Cars (value now, amount owed on loan)



• Pension, profit sharing, IRA accounts, 401k accounts
  (include any loan information)



• Bank accounts



• Stock accounts



• Certificates of Deposit



• Businesses you own, or own a partial share
  

In addition, if you have children, please bring:

• A copy of their school schedule



• A copy of their extra-curricular activity schedule