Get the following items and documents together to have them readily available. Keep them at a neighbor's or family member's house.
Identification
- Birth Certificates (yours and your children's)
- Driver's License
- Social Security cards (yours and your children's)
Financial
- Checking and savings account information
- Loan/investment information
- Money (both cash, change, and any credit cards in your name)
Legal Papers
- Car title, registration, and insurance information
- Divorce and custody papers
- Health/life insurance information
- House deed, or lease/rental agreement
- Marriage License
- Medical records for you and your children
- Protective Order
- School records
- Tax return from the previous year
- Work permit/ Permanent Resident Card/VISA/ ITIN Number/Passport/ Matricula Consular (if applicable)
Safety Deposit Box Key
- Address book
- Appointment book/ calendar
- Camera
- Change of clothes for you and your children
- Current pictures of you, your children, your abuser
- Vaccination/ immunization information
- Valuable jewelry
Other Items
- Additional house and car keys
- Medications, glasses, and hearing aids