Having easy access to these documents will be important if you decide to leave your abuser. If it is safe to do so, collect the following documents together into one secure location:
- Social security card
- Birth certificate
- Auto titles
- Mortgage agreements
- Student loan promissory notes
- Graduation certificates
- Transcripts
- Health insurance cards and documents
- Signed leases
- Receipts for major purchases
- Court and legal documents
- Bank account information
- Passports
- Blank checks
- Other loan paperwork or information
If you have children, you will want to collect their personal identifying documents as well.