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Divorce feels impossible because nobody hands you a plan.

The 30-Day Divorce Plan is a free, day-by-day workbook that takes you from “I don’t know where to start” to organized, informed, and ready for your next step — one task a day, most of them under an hour.

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  • 30 daily actions
  • 4 focused weeks
  • 6 worksheets & checklists
✓ Written for all 50 states ✓ Print-ready U.S. Letter format ✓ Plain English, no legalese ✓ Updated 2026

What’s inside

Four weeks. Each one has a job.

Every day gives you one task, a short explanation of why it matters, and a checklist you can actually finish.

Week 1 Days 1–7

Steady yourself and gather the facts

Private communication, a document binder, your true financial baseline, and the divorce rules for your own state.

  • Define what “done” means in 30 days
  • Pull your credit reports and account list
  • Find your state’s residency & waiting period
  • Assemble your support team
Week 2 Days 8–14

Put the money on paper

Income, assets, debts, and a budget built for the life you are actually walking into — not the one you have now.

  • Inventory every asset and every debt
  • Marital vs. separate property
  • Two post-divorce budgets
  • Banking and credit, done the right way
Week 3 Days 15–21

Home, children, and daily life

The housing math most people get wrong, a parenting plan that prevents arguments, insurance, and boundaries.

  • Keep the house, sell, or move — the real numbers
  • Draft a parenting plan & holiday schedule
  • Estimate child and spousal support
  • Health insurance and beneficiaries
Week 4 Days 22–30

Choose your path and act

DIY, mediation, or attorney — what each really costs, how to prepare, and how to file without your forms bouncing.

  • Compare DIY, mediation, and litigation
  • 12 questions for your first consultation
  • Complete forms and financial disclosure
  • File, then plan your first 90 days

A look inside

This is what every day looks like

No theory, no filler. One task, why it matters, and boxes to check.

DAY 4 1 hour

Pull your financial baseline

You cannot divide what you have not counted, and you cannot spot what is missing until you look. Your credit report alone will surface accounts you forgot — or never knew about.

Do this today

  • Get your free credit reports at annualcreditreport.com (all three bureaus).
  • List every account you can see: bank, credit card, loan, retirement, brokerage.
  • Download the last 12 months of statements for each account you can access.
  • Find the last two years of tax returns, including all W-2s and 1099s.

If you have never handled the household finances, this day will feel worst. Do it anyway — it is the single highest-value hour in this plan.

Honest expectations

Who this is for — and what it isn’t

Download it if you are

  • Thinking about divorce and drowning in where to start
  • Already separated and need your paperwork in order
  • The spouse who never handled the finances
  • Trying to keep costs down with mediation or a DIY filing
  • Preparing for a first attorney consultation
  • Co-parenting and need a plan that holds up

What this is not

  • Not legal advice, and not a substitute for an attorney
  • Not a law firm, and not a filing service
  • Not a promise that your divorce finishes in 30 days — most states have waiting periods
  • Not state-specific forms; your court publishes those free
  • Not a sales funnel — there is nothing to buy here

Questions

Before you download

Is it really free?

Yes. The PDF downloads instantly when you click the button. No payment, no account, no email address, no upsell on the next page.

Can I actually get divorced in 30 days?

Usually not. Most states impose a mandatory waiting period after filing — anywhere from none to six months or more — and a contested case takes much longer. What 30 focused days does is get you from paralyzed to a filed case or a complete, documented plan, with your decisions made on purpose instead of in a panic.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is general educational information. Hello Divorce is not a law firm, and downloading the guide does not create an attorney-client relationship. Divorce law is set state by state, so confirm anything that matters with your state court’s self-help center or a licensed attorney in your state.

Does it work in my state?

The plan is written for all 50 states. It covers what is the same everywhere — documents, finances, budgets, housing math, parenting plans, disclosure, filing — and Day 5 walks you through finding the specific rules for your state and county on your own court’s website.

Do I still need a lawyer?

That depends on your situation, and the guide helps you answer it. Week 4 compares DIY, online services, mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation on cost and fit. If there is abuse, a business, hidden assets, or a contested custody question, talk to an attorney.

Can I print it and write in it?

Yes — that is how it is designed. U.S. Letter format, real checkboxes, and ruled worksheets for the inventory, the budget, and your attorney questions.

What if I am not safe at home?

Your safety comes before any paperwork. Call 911 if you are in immediate danger. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233 (or text START to 88788) — free, confidential, and available 24/7. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.

Start with Day 1 tonight.

Thirty days from now you can have a file, a budget, a plan, and a path — or the same knot in your stomach. The download takes three seconds.

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