Gather and share financial information
Sharing information about your finances means filling out forms that show what you own, owe, earn, and spend.
You’ll give these forms — along with copies of some financial documents — to your spouse or domestic partner.
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📌 These steps are the same whether you're getting a divorce or legal separation.
Before you start
📅 Figure out your deadline to share your information.
You must share your financial information by these deadlines:
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Petitioner: within 60 days after filing your Petition
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Respondent: within 60 days after filing your Response
How to share your financial information
You’ll:
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Gather financial documents
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Fill out and sign required forms
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Make copies
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Have someone mail a copy to your spouse
Gather financial documents
You’ll need:
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Tax returns from the last 2 years
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Proof of income (like pay stubs) for the past 2 months
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Documents that show what you own and owe
You may also need:
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Mortgage statements
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Bank account statements
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Titles to your house or car
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Credit card statements
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Retirement account statements (pension, 401(k), IRA)
📌 Make copies of everything. You’ll attach these copies to your forms and keep the originals in a safe place.
Fill out forms
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Once you’ve gathered your financial documents, fill out these three forms:
- Declaration of Disclosure (form FL-140)
A cover sheet that lists what you’re sharing with your spouse. You must sign this form. - Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150)
Lists how much money you earn and spend. Attach proof of income for the past two months. - Schedule of Assets and Debts (form FL-142) —or— Property Declaration (form FL-160)
Lists what you own and owe. Attach copies of the documents you gathered.
📚 To fill out these forms, you’ll need to know the difference between community property and separate property.
⚠️ Be honest and complete. If you leave out or hide information, the court can:
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Take away property you didn’t list
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Fine you or order you to pay your spouse’s attorney’s fees
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Cancel any agreement or court order about property or spousal support
Make copies and serve your spouse
Make one copy of all your forms and attachments.
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Keep the originals for your records.
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Ask another adult — your server — to mail the copy to your spouse.
📌 Do not mail the forms yourself. Your server is the one who mails them to your spouse.
Your server must:
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Be 18 or older, and
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Not be part of your case.
📌 These forms are not filed with the court. They only go to your spouse.
You can serve your financial disclosure at the same time as your Petition and Summons.
This way, you only need to serve your spouse once, but you can't serve by mail, you must use personal service.
Key takeaways
- You must share your financial information within 60 days of filing your Petition or Response.
- You’ll fill out three forms and attach copies of financial documents.
- Don’t file your financial documents with the court. Only share them with your spouse.
- You can’t mail the forms yourself. Another adult (your server) must mail them for you.
- You can serve your disclosures with your Petition and Summons if you haven’t served them yet, but this first service must be in person.
Share financial information
What's next?
After you shared the information with your spouse, you need to let the court know by filing another form.