QUERY RE: DISCLOSING FINANCES

I have received a letter from my husbands solicitor requesting all my financial details including 6 months bank statements, pensions etc, etc.

I am unable to afford a solicitor so am trying to act on my own behalf.

I have no issue in producing my financial details, however, I have tried to contact my husbands solicitor to request the same details of my husbands and they refuse to speak to me.

I spoke to my husband last night and he also refuses to supply me with a copy of the same financial details that he is requesting of me.

Am I right in thinking that I should be supplied with a copy of my husbands finances?

Many Thanks

Hi Festa,

Have you been asked to fill out a form E? This is a form the courts like to be used for disclosure of financial details.

Yes, you are entitled to dteails of your husband's finances, including the last 12 months worth of bank and credit card statements or even back longer if it is necessary for you to have that information in order to understand your husband's financial position.

It is concerning to read that your husband's solicitors refuse to speak to you.

In your position I would write a short letter to your husband's solicitors informing them that you shall be representing yourself in the matter of divorce and confirming the address they should use for correspondence.

I suggest you start a paper file for lettere, yours and theirs and also that you try and keep one letter to one subject, eg separate letters for divorce procedure, finances, child and contact issues.

Please remember that a lot of people on this site have been through this soul-grinding mill already and we can help you should you become nervous, worried or overwhelmed by it all.

Good luck!

YA

Thankyou YA.

I have not received Form E, it is just a letter from his solicitors requesting these details. My husband has informed me that once his solicitor is in receipt of my financial details they will sit down together to discuss a financial settlement.

This is concerning me as, like you say, without his financial details how am I to know my position?

Will write to his solicitors today requesting the info.

Hi Festa,

Your H's solicitors are not treating you right.

It is not up to them to get details from you - it is up to them to EXCHANGE financial details with you.

Both sides are supposed to exchange forms E at the same time!

YA

Hiya

As your doing it yourself whenever your unsure of something , come to wiki to get help first will all help you as much as we can.

Has he petitioned for divorce festa?
Do you both want to reach a settlement by agreeing the finances between you without going to court?
You can get a free half hour with most solicitors - just to get a basic picture - I saw three and took written questions - can be very useful and it's free.
Read up on Wikivorce first.

hi festa, im wondering if this is standard practice from solictiors as i had the same from my exs sol, 2 years after we divorced, i ignored it, right or wrong, i believe i was right, as it then progressed to exchanging of Form E. I didnt see why i should give them all my financial details and got nothing in return from him. So my answer would be to put it in writing what you want from him ,if they dont oblige, i wouldnt give them any details. Maybe someone on here knows what is right or wrong.

Lolly