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• Home mortgage payments (specify whether the amount includes taxes and insurance)

• Second mortgage and/or home equity loan

• Real property insurance

• Real property taxes

• Homeowner's association fees

• Condominium fees

• Regime fees

• Routine home maintenance costs
  Lawn care (including spring/fall cleanup and tree trimming)
  Snow removal
  Window cleaning
  Garbage collection
  Exterminator costs
  

• Periodic major home maintenance costs
  Painting
  Roof and sidewalk repairs
  Appliance repair/replacement
  Furniture replacement
  Water softener costs

• Rent

• Furniture rental

• Renter's insurance

• Maintenance to rented property

• Food (not restaurant meals) and household supplies

• Utilities
  Gas
  Oil
  Electricity
  Water

• Telephone
  Car
  Home

• Dry cleaning

• Housekeeping/cleaning service (how often?)

• Clothing

• Uninsured medical and dental fees (indicate deductible and co-payment percentage)
  Prescription costs
  Counseling

• Insurance
  Life
  Disability

• Child care expenses
  Day-care costs
  Baby-sitter costs

• Visitation expenses
  Long-distance telephone calls
  Transportation costs
  Entertainment costs
  Meal costs
  Other

• Support payments required by prior decree

• School expenses for parent and/or children
  Tuition
  Books and supplies
  Transportation
  Parking
  Lab fees
  Activity fees
  Meal costs
  Field trips
  Uniforms
  Other

• Entertainment
  Movies and videotapes/DVDs, etc.
  Cable television access
  Concerts and plays
  Dining out
  In-home entertaining
  Tickets to sporting events
  Participation in sports

• Children's summer activities (camp, etc.)

• Children's lessons
  Dance, music, sports, etc.
  Religious school

• Children's allowances

• Children's tutoring

• Automobile
  Gas
  Maintenance and repairs
  Auto club dues
  Tolls and parking fees
  Registration fees
  Depreciation
  Installment/lease payments
  South Carolina property tax

• Other transportation costs (train pass, bus pass, etc.)

• Gifts (birthdays, holidays, etc.)

• Donations
  Personal donations
  Donations related to employment
  Church contributions

• Installment payments due (include name of each creditor - balance owed - payment             amount per month - payment due date per month)

• Incidentals
  Grooming/hair care
  Newspapers, magazines, books
  Hobbies
  Tobacco products
  Batteries
  Stamps
  Late payment charges
  Interest on charge accounts

• Income tax payments (paid on a quarterly or monthly basis)

• Pet care

• Vacations

• Membership dues
  Professional
  Civic
  Social
  Fitness
  Lessons

• Retirement fund
  IRA contribution
  Other

• Professional services
  Accounting
  Tax preparation
  Legal

• Other expenses