Non-disclosure: what happens if my ex doesn’t tell the whole truth?
Following our report on the recent investigation into the effects of fraud on divorce settlements, we thought it might be useful to look a little further into what non-disclosure means for divorcing couples. First it’s important to know that it is both very rare and very difficult to hide your assets. It is not unusual for a husband or wife to say “I don’t know where the money has gone, there must be an offshore account!” When you sit down and think about it, you'll probably work out that those holidays had to be paid for somehow, and how children’s school fees will have eaten into income and savings over the years, and that ‘trust fund’ that you thought was ...
