Lifestyle Analysis: Guide to an Accurate and Defensible Net Worth Statement.

The author provides tips for lawyers in guiding their clients through an accurate and defensible net worth statement, which is said to be the operative document in a divorce. The first step suggested by the author is to determine the time period most reflective of the marital standard. Among the important documents needed are credit card year-end summary statements, checking account statements with copies of scanned checks and tax returns. Also cited is an easy way to initially get a sense of marital or one party's spending.