Take and display photos of you in your new life. (Plus how fun does it sounds to laugh with friends and try on clothes and accessories.)ĩ. Everyone brings items of clothing that they don’t wear and everyone gets something “new”. Here’s a list of sites to buy preowned clothing. Try local consignment shops and online consignment sites. If money is tight, try the sale rack at Target and The Gap, they always have something on sale, and their merchandise turns over so regularly. You might be dating! New clothes mean that you can use the old excuse “I don’t have anything to wear!” You’ll have something to wear, so you’ll have to go. You don’t have to spend a lot of money but do update your wardrobe to reflect your new life. Here’s a link to the social security administration’s website to get a new social security card.Ĩ. Change the name on your social security card. Change your name on your driver’s license. Change your name (and your address if you’ve moved), so your driver’s license is current.ħ. You’ll want to begin creating a new online life for yourself, if your old email has your old last name or you shared the email with other family members, get a new Gmail email account.Ħ. Here’s a link on how to change your name after a divorce in California.ĥ. If you plan on changing your name back to your maiden name, you might need the marriage license to establish the name change. Keep a copy of that with your divorce decree. (Don’t just keep a copy on your hard drive.)Ĥ. I use Dropbox, but you could also save it on Google docs, icloud, sugarsync or other cloud-based storage sites. Make sure you have both a hard copy and an electronic backup. You’ll need copies of the finalized divorce decree to get new health insurance or other benefits. Put a copy of your final divorce decree in a safety deposit box and scan/save a copy to Dropbox. Keep it out of sight until you decide you can safely shred the contents.) Unsure of what to keep? Here’s a great list I’ve found on what divorce documents you need to keep.ģ. Just seeing the box of divorce paperwork can bring up emotions. Once you have it, file it away where you can’t see it. File all your final divorce paperwork away where you can’t see it. File away any bank or tax records or other paperwork you need to keep in your regular files. Now that your case is final, get all your paperwork back from your case. Request all your files from your attorney. So get organized, make a plan, work through this list and be on your way to a bright, shiny new life.ġ. Don’t get overwhelmed, choose one a week to work on and work your way through the list. There’s a lot to do after a divorce and a lot on this list. To make it a little less intimidating, I’ve put together a list of important things to do after your divorce to get you back on the road to an awesome new life. You’re likely starting over, moving, rebuilding your life and possibly restarting your career.
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