{"id":4135,"date":"2019-11-29T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T10:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/?p=4135"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:13:57","slug":"happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce &#8211; part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce-part-2\/happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa 2.0&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=\"Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg\" alt=\"Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Happens-after-Financial-Disclosure-in-Divorce-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In last week&#8217;s blog\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/what-happens-after-financial-disclosure-in-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">What happens after financial disclosure in divorce &#8211; part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>I looked at what you\u00a0should do when you receive your ex&#8217;s From E.\u00a0This week&#8217;s blog is all about the Court timetable. I&#8217;ll explain it as clearly as possible but if you&#8217;re at all unsure what to do, please make sure you get advice from an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>expert family lawyer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re involved in a voluntary process such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/collaborative-law\" target=\"_blank\">collaborative law<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/mediation\" target=\"_blank\">mediation<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/constructive-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\">negotiations<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/how-we-do-it\/arbitration\" target=\"_blank\">arbitration<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>please 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 \u2013 Family\u00a0Mediation, Collaborative Law and Arbitration.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Court timetable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not less than 14 days before the First Appointment you\u00a0must file with the Court and serve on each other:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>concise statement of the issues<\/li>\n<li>chronology<\/li>\n<li>questionnaire setting out any further information and\u00a0documents requested<\/li>\n<li>notice stating whether\u00a0you will be in a position at the First Appointment to proceed to a FDR appointment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What Court documents look like<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0heading is vital:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top right hand corner: &#8220;In the Family Court at [name of your Court]&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Against the right hand margin&#8221; &#8220;No of matter [look at the last document you received from the Court]&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Between&#8221; followed by &#8220;[name] Applicant&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;And&#8221; followed by &#8220;[name] Respondent&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Centred heading, &#8220;Concise Statement of Issues&#8221;, &#8220;Chronology&#8221; etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Concise statement of issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Putting this document together is a two step process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify what the issues are<\/li>\n<li>Concisely state them in a document<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>What are the issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Anything that&#8217;s not yet agreed between you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>value of property and\/or the\u00a0future ownership of the family home or any other property<\/li>\n<li>extent of savings\u00a0and investments and\/or the distribution of pensions or assets<\/li>\n<li>level of income and\/or maintenance<\/li>\n<li>responsibility for debts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are of course examples of issues. Every case is different.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to set out your issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Order your issues under headings, for example &#8220;Property&#8221;, and try\u00a0to follow the sequence of the <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> when setting out your issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>property<\/li>\n<li>savings, investments<\/li>\n<li>debts<\/li>\n<li>businesses<\/li>\n<li>pensions<\/li>\n<li>income<\/li>\n<li>income needs<\/li>\n<li>capital needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>How much detail<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The minimum. Simply state the issue; eg\u00a0the value of the family home is not agreed or the Respondent has failed to disclose their income. Think of a Concise Statement of Issues as a heads-up to your ex and to the Court.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chronology<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>What&#8217;s happened in date order. It&#8217;s usually going to go something like this:<\/p>\n<p>[date] Civil partner&#8217;s\/wife&#8217;s\/husband&#8217;s date of birth<\/p>\n<p>[date] Civil partner&#8217;s\/wife&#8217;s\/husband&#8217;s date of birth<\/p>\n<p>[date] Marriage\/civil partnership<\/p>\n<p>[date] birth of [child name]<\/p>\n<p>[date] separation<\/p>\n<p>[date] divorce petition<\/p>\n<p>[date] First Appointment<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Questionnaire<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last week I said it was vital to go through your ex&#8217;s Form E carefully and note\u00a0anything unexpected, incomplete or missing.\u00a0List these items in your Questionnaire\u00a0by reference to the paragraph numbers on\u00a0the Form E. For example your ex has:<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.2\u00a0<\/strong>missed off the villa in Monaco you&#8217;re pretty sure they own jointly with their new partner<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.11\u00a0<\/strong>not attached copies of business accounts for the last two financial years<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.1.1<\/strong>\u00a0stated they need \u00a3300 a month to maintain their swimming pool. What swimming pool?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Notice stating whether\u00a0you will be in a position at the First Appointment to proceed on that occasion to a FDR appointment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once you understand what this Notice is getting at, it&#8217;s really easy to answer. But first you need to know what&#8217;s likely to happen at the First Appointment, and what a FDR appointment is all about. I&#8217;ll cover these in next week&#8217;s blog.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Happens after Financial Disclosure in Divorce &#8211; Part 2<\/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 &#8211; part 2.\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 &#8211; Part 2\u00a0<\/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 &#8211; Part 2 <\/em>Cat\u00a0by Kat Goretti<em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cat_taken_by_Kat_Goretti-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In last week&#8217;s blog\u00a0What happens after financial disclosure in divorce &#8211; part 1\u00a0I looked at what you\u00a0should do when you receive your ex&#8217;s From E.\u00a0This week&#8217;s blog is all about the Court timetable. 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