Does a party to a matrimonial proceeding have a duty to disclose full financial disclosure to the other party?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Jones, 1998 CanLII 6219 (BC SC):
In Turpin v. Turpin (1991), B.C.J. No. 35 (B.C.S.C.) Drost J. held that "each party to a matrimonial proceeding ... has a duty, separate and apart from the requirements of R. 60A, to make full financial disclosure to the other party and to the court".
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