❑ Birth certificates (yours and the children’s)
❑ Social insurance cards
❑ BC Services Card (CareCard/medical coverage forms)
❑ Driver’s licence and/or photo identification
❑ Status cards
❑ Passports
❑ Permanent residence card/immigration permits/visas
❑ Any documents from another country to do with you or your children
❑ Marriage certificate
❑ Family law orders
❑ Legal protection or restraining orders
❑ Medical records for all family members
❑ Children’s school records
❑ Investment papers/records and bank account numbers
❑ Rental agreement/lease or house deed
❑ Car title, registration, and insurance information
❑ Cash (it might take months to get support payments)
❑ Credit cards
❑ ATM card
❑ Chequebook, bank records
❑ Keys for the house, car, and safety deposit box or post office box
❑ Pre-paid calling card for long distance calls
❑ Cell phone/laptop computer/tablet (some ex-partners might use these to find you, so leave them with someone you trust)*
❑ Address book
❑ At least one month’s supply of all medicines you and your children need
❑ Copies of prescriptions
❑ Jewellery or small objects you can sell
❑ Pictures (make sure you have a picture of your ex-partner so you can serve legal papers)
❑ Keepsakes
❑ Children’s treasures (for example, stuffed animals or special blankets)
❑ Clothing for you and the children
*Cell phones, computers, tablets, and cars may have tracking systems in place. Your ex-partner might be able to use these systems to find you. Leave these items with a trusted friend or family member at first. Then take them to an expert to see if there’s tracking software that has to be deleted.
