Telling the truth in family law disputes

TRUTH AND DOCUMENTS IN FAMILY LAW

Parties in family law litigation need to:

1. Fully and frankly disclose his/her financial circumstances.
2. Be aware that there may be independent documents that support their evidence on their financial circumstances or disapprove their asserted financial circumstances.

Example: In one case, the Husband said his annual income was only about $150,000. It was indisputably proven that he declared his annual income to be $750,000 in an application to rent an apartment for $1,850 per week.

Other examples of objective or independent documents include, but are not limited to,:

1. Tax Returns
2. Bank statements
3. Payslips
4. Superannuation member’s account statements
5. Applications for loans
6. Credit card statements
7. Share registers
8. Valuations
9. Insurance policies
10. Contracts

If you have a property dispute with an ex-partner and need advice, contact Kathy Chase at Pittwater Family Lawyers on (02) 9918 6565 or 0418285307 or send an email to: pittwaterfamilylawyers@gmail.com.

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