Gordie #15: closing the cake shop

[AndrewP]

Gordie - From a more practical point of view things like furniture etc in the house are marital possessions.

I would suggest going around the house and photographing things including serial numbers. I'm not sure where you are in the settlement process but the value of what gets left comes out of her side of the ledger. Also, that will help to ensure that stuff doesn't vanish unaccountably.

In my case I used this to my advantage by just stating that I believed that what was taken was roughly equivalent to what was left behind (from a monetary value point she took a lot more). We didn't bother itemizing things then and just moved on to the next point.

I actually need to do this inventory again now myself. I did it in 2015 before all of this blew up (man there was a lot of crap piled everywhere here) and need to do it again. Insurance companies like it if you can easily identify material possessions in case of loss or theft.

If you have access to a scanner, scanning in whatever photos etc you don't already have digitally would be handy. I spent a huge amount of time doing that and then just boxed everything up for my ex. I expect that they are all still in the original boxes. You can then just print off whatever ones you want for your new place and frame them up. I go to WalMart for that - it's inexpensive and quick.

How are the kids doing? I have no idea if this is a good idea or not but are they involved at all in planning / setting up your new place? They'll be there some of the time and having it feel like home to them would be good I would think.