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==Documents==
You will need to have your marriage certificate to start a court proceeding. You really only need to worry about other documents if you're already in the middle of a court proceeding or negotiations between you and your ex have started.
If litigation is under way, the lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to see all the legal documents (also called "pleadings") that have been produced thus far. If you can't truck the whole file down to the lawyer's office, at least make sure you bring: