Bonjour! I will save you the entire backstory, but my ex and I are about to sign our separation agreement. We have one kidlet who is 5 and while I do make a bit more than him, he comes from a lot more money than I do and his family can be a bit domineering / particular about that. This hasn't really played out in our marriage but but I've witnessed them going after others by using legal means and lawsuits. They are also currently paying my STBX legal fees and his lawyer is pricier than mine.
Anyway, we are nearing the end of it all and I JUST found out that STBX hasn't declared a TFSA in his 13.1. Note that HE insisted on doing a very thorough 13.1 and his lawyer sent me several letters asking for details which I thought were a bit offside but complied for the sake of full disclosure (e.g. I put $150 a month in my budget for parking and she insisted on a receipt to justify that). The fact that I didn't know he had a TFSA is pretty bad too considering that throughout our marriage I always did the taxes / budgeting.
Should I say something? OPening this up could derail what I think has been a pretty amicable process as the means in which I learned about it were a bit sketch. My Nancy Drew-ing will not sit nicely with either him or his family but my lawyer thinks I should bring it up at our next (and last) mediation session, and by telling our mediator in advance about it so she's not blindsided either. Note that I have no idea of the amount in the TFSA, just that he had his brother (who works at a bank) close it after our separation date and deposit the money in a new account.
Thoughts? Thanks in advance!!
Anyway, we are nearing the end of it all and I JUST found out that STBX hasn't declared a TFSA in his 13.1. Note that HE insisted on doing a very thorough 13.1 and his lawyer sent me several letters asking for details which I thought were a bit offside but complied for the sake of full disclosure (e.g. I put $150 a month in my budget for parking and she insisted on a receipt to justify that). The fact that I didn't know he had a TFSA is pretty bad too considering that throughout our marriage I always did the taxes / budgeting.
Should I say something? OPening this up could derail what I think has been a pretty amicable process as the means in which I learned about it were a bit sketch. My Nancy Drew-ing will not sit nicely with either him or his family but my lawyer thinks I should bring it up at our next (and last) mediation session, and by telling our mediator in advance about it so she's not blindsided either. Note that I have no idea of the amount in the TFSA, just that he had his brother (who works at a bank) close it after our separation date and deposit the money in a new account.
Thoughts? Thanks in advance!!
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