FL-142 quality-control checklist

Identity and scope

• Confirm the correct party box, caption, county and case number.
• Use the current Judicial Council revision and read its current instructions.
• List all known property and obligations, including an interest that is disputed or believed to be separate.
• Answer an empty category as none instead of leaving its meaning ambiguous.

Every row

• Use a description specific enough to match a later statement: institution, property address, vehicle identity or last four digits where appropriate.
• Record the valuation date. A balance with no date cannot be reconciled to a second disclosure.
• Separate gross value from the encumbrance; do not list a mortgage again as an unsecured debt.
• Flag an asserted separate-property claim without treating the assertion as a decided fact.
• Keep the statement, appraisal, title record or other source that supports the number.

The arithmetic and the package

• Recompute line 18 from the asset rows and line 26 from the unsecured-debt rows.
• Review blank and unknown values separately; zero, unknown and none are different facts.
• Attach or exchange the supporting documents required for the disclosure package.
• Confirm service and prepare the correct FL-141 proof; do not confuse the schedule with proof of service.

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