Alette Preparation Guide
Surface and organize a clear picture of finances, parenting decisions, and documents.
A checklist of the financial, parenting, and personal records a divorce usually requires. You can start before you have decided anything or talked to a professional.
What you gather here carries into your Alette Case File.
Alette surfaces and organizes. Professionals advise and finalize.
What you gather has a place in your Case File.
In Alette, financial documents attach to the record they support, such as a bank account or the house. Your parenting schedule lives on its own calendar, and anything you don’t know yet is marked Unknown on the record it belongs to.
You can see what exists, what is still open, and what to raise with a professional.
You gather
Alette organizes
Your professionals start here
They start from your record.
A mediator, attorney, financial professional, or divorce coach can begin with an organized Case File instead of rebuilding the basics in a first meeting. More of the time you pay for goes to advice.
Create Your Preparation Folder
Everything you gather here carries into your Alette Case File, so your professional starts from an organized record instead of rebuilding the basics with you.
Create the Folder Structure
Create one folder called Preparation. Create the subfolders shown below. This structure directly aligns with the system in Alette for you to upload later.
Naming Your Files
Name each document in one consistent format, save it in the correct folder, and check it off. The names directly align with the system in Alette for you to upload later. For a paper copy, take a picture of it with your camera or use a scanner or scanning app.
- Format
- MM-DD-YYYY Institution Document Last4
- Examples
- 08-31-2026 Bank Checking Statement 1234
- 06-30-2026 Fidelity 401k Statement 5678
Take Notes
For sections that ask for written details, gather your ideas and notes in a private place to add to Alette later.
Begin Preparing
Checkmarks clear when you leave this page. Download your guide to keep a copy.
Open Questions
If you do not know, write it down and keep going.
Note each open question next to the record it belongs to, then move on. You don’t need an answer to keep gathering.
Property or debts not yet listed: note anything you believe may exist that isn’t recorded yet.
Future disagreements outside parenting: note any questions about how money or property disagreements would be handled after the divorce.
In Alette, your folder becomes a Case File you keep building. You choose what to share, and when.
Your guide is ready, and your place on the waitlist is held.
When your spot opens, the records in your folder become the start of your Case File.