This paper provides guidance and checklists to be used when:

1. determining what must be proven in matrimonial property and common law property cases,
2. determining what information to collect,
3. how to collect the information under the Rules of Court,
4. how to organize a file during the collection process, and
5. analyzing information and disclosure.

This paper was presented at the Family Law Boot Camp program which was held in Edmonton on October 13, 2010 and in Calgary on October 20, 2010.