How do you Determine which Financial Form to Fill out in a Divorce or Family Law Case?

Massachusetts has two forms.  One is a short form Financial Statement and the other is a long form Financial Statement. The long form is a 9-page Financial Statement which you would list your asset’s, expenses, income and liabilities and if you earn $75,000 or more per year you fill out the long form.  A short form is a 4-page and you would also list your assets, expenses, income and liabilities and if you earn under $75,000 or less a year you would fill out the short form Financial Statement.  There are more details on the long form.

The court does expect you to put zero’s (0)’s or none on anything that does not apply to you and you may have other information that you might attach to additional pages.  The financial form is one of the more important forms to fill out for the court.