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If you are considering divorce or have been served with divorce papers recently, you need to know which steps to take in order to protect your rights. After all, when confronted with a divorce, people are often at the most vulnerable point in their life both emotionally and financially. The purpose of this article is to provide you with some guidelines and information that might be useful to begin protecting your interests. This checklist discusses measures you can take during the initial phases of a divorce and in preparation for a divorce. For detailed information regarding the divorce process in the State of California and local rules within the San Francisco Family Law Courts. However, before we get into specifics, it is important to understand that each and every divorce is unique and involves a number of different complexities. This Blog is no substitute for legal and professional advice. You should not rely on the content of this article without consulting a qualified divorce attorney of The Ruben Law Firm.The steps which follow are not necessarily in order of importance and are not all of equal weight. Again, it is important to consult a qualified divorce attorney prior to taking any action on the Divorce Preparation Checklist below: