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(Originals or certified copies preferred)

1. Birth Certificates of children born to the husband and wife;
2. Utility bills addressed to the husband and wife;
3. Credit card statements addressed to the husband and wife;
4. Medical benefit letter showing medical benefits for husband and wife;
5. Beneficiary Designation Form for profit-sharing plan showing beneficiary;
6. Joint tax returns;
7. Bank statements showing joint accounts;
8. Lease agreement/mortgage papers;
9. Photographs of husband and wife together and with children, in-laws, etc.;
10. Bank/credit union statements for checking/savings accounts;
11. Cancelled checks on joint or separate checking accounts showing a sharing of household expenses or joint activities;
12. Credit card records showing a sharing of household expenses or joint activities;
13. Love letters with envelopes;
14. Letters and cards to and from friends and relatives evidencing the relationship;
15. Postcards from vacations/trips;
16. Prenuptial agreements;
17. "Who to call in an emergency" documents (employment, school, etc.);
18. Wills/trusts;
19. Airline tickets, travel itineraries and frequent flyer memberships;
20. Hotel records;
21. Phone bills listing long distance calls;
22. Medical records (especially regarding child bearing);
23. Insurance records (health, life, auto, etc.);
24. Marriage counseling records (including affidavit from counselor);
25. Car rental records;
26. Video rental joint accounts;
27. Memberships (health clubs, AOL/CompuServe/MSN, etc.);
28. Refrigerator notes/postings;
29. E-mail records; and
30. Statements from mother-in-law and other family members.