For the most part, the bar review companies are good at creating anagrams or mnemonics to remember lists of elements.  However, you may encounter, as I have, a list of factors you need to memorize that doesn’t come with a pre-packaged memory aid.  For me, it was the list of factors the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court must consider when determining an equitable distribution of property during a divorce proceeding.

The first thing I did was identify the main term in each factor, and wrote down the first letter of that word.  My letters were snpaicndol.  I entered these letters in Word Grabber, which allows you to enter up to 15 letters and it will display words composed of those letters.  One of my words was panics.  I used that plus the remaining letters to create:

Length of the marriage

Occupation, employability, and vocational skills of each party

Dependent children’s present & future needs

Property to which a party holds title

Age and health of the parties

Needs and liabilities of each party

Income, including the opportunity for future acquisition of capital income and assets

Conduct of the parties during the marriage

Station in life of each party

Granted, LOD PANICS isn’t perfect, but it’s a lot easier to remember than the entire list of factors without any organization.  Use Word Grabber to make your own hard-to-memorize lists more manageable.