Originally posted by #1StepMom
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I also don't agree that you should withhold information but to bring to court and only provide it if ordered. That makes you look resistant to settlement.
If you can provide materials that will further your argument and satisfy her requests for more information it's a win win for you.
Resisting the provision of information simply because you think she's fishing or invading your privacy, especially when the provision of that information would enhance your case, is foolish and will only prolong the litigation.
When we were in court, I was asked to provide information about why I drained my RRSP's. The other side was fishing around a reckless depletion of assets argument. My lawyer didn't agree that I should provide the information, but that would have only dragged the matter out while we argued about in conference after conference.
It happened that I did that to pay down some debts and put myself in position to purchase a commercial property to run my business. I provided the paper trail that demonstrated exactly that. It shut them up, the issue went away, it furthered my argument and enhanced my credibilty. Yes it was a hassle pulling the trail together, yes the other side was being invasive, but it was worth it.
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