Full and Frank Financial Disclosure Obligations

Surviving The Legal System With a Psychopath in Australia

FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - RULE 13.04

Full and frank disclosure

(1) A party to a financial case must make full and frank disclosure of the party's financial circumstances, including:

(a) the party's earnings, including income that is paid or assigned to another party, person or legal entity;

(b) any vested or contingent interest in property;

(c) any vested or contingent interest in property owned by a legal entity that is fully or partially owned or controlled by a party;

(d) any income earned by a legal entity fully or partially owned or controlled by a party, including income that is paid or assigned to any other party, person or legal entity;

(e) the party's other financial resources;

(f) any trust:

(i) of which the party is the appointor or trustee;

(ii) of which the party, the party's child, spouse or de facto spouse is an eligible beneficiary as to capital or income;

(iii) of which a corporation is an eligible beneficiary as to capital or income if the party, or the party's child, spouse or de facto spouse is a shareholder or director of the corporation;

(iv) over which the party has any direct or indirect power or control;

(v) of which the party has the direct or indirect power to remove or appoint a trustee;

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