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The Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
It is not unusual in the case of a divorce for a client not to want to disclose everything to his or her lawyer. Sometimes this is because the details may be embarrassing and sometimes it can be because one party has been keeping financial secrets from the other during the course of the relationship and they want to continue to maintain that secret.
It is critical, especially in Family Law cases, to have a sufficiently good relationship with your lawyer to be able to be comfortable to talk about embarrassing or confidential issues. Not only can your lawyer not assist you to the best of the lawyer's abilities if they don't have a complete picture of your situation but parties to Family Law proceedings have a positive obligation to the Court to disclose all material that is relevant to the determination of the case. The Family Court has severely punished people who fail to disclose details.
If financial matters are concealed and they come out at a late stage of the proceedings it can be very damaging to your case and to the credit that the Court will place upon any testimony.
Concealing information is also usually grounds for setting aside a consent arrangement or a Binding Financial Agreement entered into between the parties for property settlement.
If you or anyone you know is in need of assistance in relation to family law or de facto issues please contact Greg Dickson,
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or (02) 9525 8688.