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What happens if my partner/spouse does not give full and frank financial disclosure or undertake the collaborative family law process in good faith?

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What happens if my partner/spouse does not give full and frank financial disclosure or undertake the collaborative family law process in good faith?

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Under the terms of the collaborative agreement, the lawyer must withdraw from acting for their client if he/she has withheld or misrepresented information intentionally or is participating in the process in bad faith. Likewise, it is open to your collaborative family lawyer to advise you to withdraw from the process if they think that your partner (or indeed their lawyer) is not keeping to the terms of the agreement. If you consider that your partner is unlikely to be honest during the collaborative process and is likely to lie about his or her financial affairs, then collaborative family law is unlikely to be a good choice for you.