# What family lawyers collect from clients

Source: https://dokutrak.com/requests/family-lawyers
Author: Arthur Teboul, DokuTrak
Published: 2026-11-13
Language: en-US

> Divorce and family law attorneys collect tax returns, pay stubs, W-2s, bank, credit card, investment and mortgage statements, plus marriage and birth certificates, for financial disclosure. Requests go out early in the case, since most courts set deadlines for the financial affidavit. The friction: accounts held in the other spouse’s name, missing years, and clients unsure which accounts count.

Financial disclosure asks each spouse to show income, assets and debts, usually over several years, and the documents are spread across employers, banks, brokers and lenders. Many courts require a sworn financial statement with supporting documents, so the first request is broad.

Cases stall when one spouse handled the money and the other has no access to the accounts, when retirement or brokerage statements cover only part of the period, or when the paperwork is emotionally hard to face. A clear request per document, with the period spelled out, gives the client one small task at a time.

## Request guides

- [W-2](https://dokutrak.com/requests/family-lawyers/w-2)
- [Bank statement](https://dokutrak.com/requests/family-lawyers/bank-statement)
- [Credit card statement](https://dokutrak.com/requests/family-lawyers/credit-card-statement)
- [Investment statement](https://dokutrak.com/requests/family-lawyers/investment-statement)

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