{"id":4077,"date":"2019-11-23T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T16:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:13:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:13:34","slug":"what-happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/what-happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4119\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/what-happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce\/what-happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"882,661\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" alt=\"What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce\" width=\"882\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/What-Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to lose sight of what happens after financial disclosure in divorce. This is because getting your <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/688215\/form-e-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Form E<\/em><\/a> together can be more than a bit complicated and longwinded.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stuck on your Form E<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re stuck, please see my recent blogs:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/10\/30\/how-to-fill-in-a-form-e-financial-statement-on-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Fill in a Form E Financial Statement on Divorce &#8211; Part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which tells you what documents you need, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/08\/form-e-financial-statement-on-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Fill in a Form E Financial Statement\u00a0on Divorce &#8211; Part 2<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which helps you answer some of the trickier questions. Still puzzled? Get in touch with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>expert family lawyer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But when it&#8217;s finished, what happens next? It depends whether\u00a0you&#8217;re disclosing your finances voluntarily\u00a0or\u00a0as part of the Court timetable.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is voluntary disclosure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Voluntary disclosure happens in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/collaborative-law\" target=\"_blank\"><em>collaborative law<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/mediation\" target=\"_blank\"><em>mediation<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/constructive-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\"><em>negotiations<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/arbitration\" target=\"_blank\"><em>arbitration<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are these voluntary processes all about? See my blog\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/07\/04\/family-mediation-collaborative-law-arbitration\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Avoid Court &#8211; Family\u00a0Mediation, Collaborative Law and Mediation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exchange of Forms E<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s voluntary, or as part of the Court timetable, Forms E are exchanged simultaneously. This means your ex doesn&#8217;t get yours first and tailor theirs accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you need to do when you receive your ex&#8217;s Form E is to check it carefully.\u00a0Does it contain any surprises? What&#8217;s this, a spare yacht moored in Capri which they&#8217;re happy to let you have? And all that money you thought they were spending in the bookies they were saving up for the children? Mm, we can all dream &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Check whether\u00a0there&#8217;s anything they&#8217;ve left out &#8211; their business bank account, their shares, their pension.\u00a0And have they included all the documents required by Form E?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Questions, questions &#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If something doesn&#8217;t make sense &#8211; where\u00a0<em>did\u00a0<\/em>they get the\u00a0money to pay for\u00a0yet another yacht &#8211; any chance they&#8217;re earning a lot more than they&#8217;re letting on? And where are the statements backing up their bank accounts? This is your opportunity to raise questions. If it&#8217;s a voluntary process, this can be\u00a0by letter. If you&#8217;re involved in Court proceedings, you need to keep to the Court\u00a0timetable.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Court timetable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Court issued the timetable when proceedings started. You now have a date for the first hearing which is called, perhaps a little predictably, the &#8220;First Appointment&#8221;. You&#8217;ve already complied with item 1 of the timetable &#8211; well done!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Not less than 35 days before the first appointment you must simultaneously exchange\u00a0your Forms E. Don&#8217;t forget to file your Form E in the Court, too<\/li>\n<li>Not less than 14 days before the first appointment,\u00a0you\u00a0must file with the Court and serve on each other:\n<ul>\n<li>a concise statement of the issues<\/li>\n<li>a chronology<\/li>\n<li>a questionnaire setting out any further information and\u00a0documents requested<\/li>\n<li>a notice stating whether\u00a0you will be in a position at the first appointment to proceed on that occasion to a FDR appointment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Concise statement of issues? Chronology? Questionnaire? Notice?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is all a lot simpler than it sounds but it does take some care, so please read my next blog which will guide you through in easy steps,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">What happens after financial disclosure on divorce &#8211; part 2<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Contact Family Lawyer Joanne Houston on\u00a0<a href=\"tel:01962%20217640\">01962 217640<\/a>\u00a0for an initial\u00a0consultation on\u00a0<em>What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce.\u00a0<\/em>In this 20 minute session she will review your situation and how you can achieve your objectives.<\/p>\n<p><em>JUST FAMILY LAW are specialist divorce and family lawyers. We offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/06\/02\/pay-as-you-go-divorce-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pay as you go costs<\/a>. We offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/what-is-collaborative-family-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborative law<\/a>\u00a0solutions tailored to your family\u2019s needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The topics covered in this blog post\u00a0<em>What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce <\/em>are complex<\/strong><strong>. They are provided for general guidance only. If any of the circumstances mentioned in this blog apply to you, seek expert legal advice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>image for\u00a0<em>What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce\u00a0<\/em>Yacht Charter by YachtChart on\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Yacht_Charter.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s easy to lose sight of what happens after financial disclosure in divorce. This is because getting your Form E together can be more than a bit complicated and longwinded. 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