General List of Topics 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

1. Visitation
   1. detailed schedule, or scheduled by agreement
   2. holidays/birthdays/summer/telephonic/travel 
2. Child Support/direct pay or withholding order/commencement date/arrears/transfer to juvenile court
3. 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
4. College/four years/bachelor’s degree/age 23/instate rate/room and board/books/fees/costs/travel costs
5. 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       
6. Health Insurance Coverage/dental/optical/psychological
7. Unreimbursed Medical Expenses—covered for how long for children
8. 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
9. Pets/Horses/Breed Dogs and Cats/Livestock
10. Flex Fund 
11. Business Interests/Domain Name
12. Royalties
13. Proceeds from a Pending Lawsuit
14. 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           
15. Investment Real Estate/Timeshares/Commercial Property
16. Private, Federal, State or Military Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan Annuities & Survivorship Rights, or Waiver
17. TSP/401k/403b/401a Defined Contribution Accounts & Survivorship Rights, or Waiver
18. Liquid Assets/Bank Accounts/IRAs/CDs/Mutual Funds/Stocks/Stock Options/Employee Stock Purchase Plans 
19. Bonds
20. Safe Deposit Box Contents 
21. Prepaid Tuition Plans/UGMA, UTMA Custodial Accounts/529 Educational Accounts
22. Country Club/Yacht Club Membership
23. Household Furnishings and Collections, Jewelry
24. Cars/Boats/Motorcycles/ATVs/Personal Watercraft/Campers/Aircraft
25. Hotel/Frequent Flyer Points  
26. Debt/Credit Cards 
27. Filing Taxes—Refund or Liability/Exemptions/Child Care Credit/Capital Loss Carryover/Appropriate Withholdings
28. Divorce Proceedings/Determination of Date of Separation/Attorney’s Fees
29. Remaining Matters—is this everything
30. 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

Rachel L. Virk, P.C.
46090 Lake Center Plaza, Suite 307
Potomac Falls VA 20165
Telephone 703 444 3355
www.virk-law.com