They really should be talking to their solicitor about stuff like this.2. A sworn Affidavit of Means (Form 37A)
This document is a statement that sets out your financial position, for example, your assets (things you own), your income, your debts and liabilities (money you owe) and your outgoings. This will have to be vouched unless its contents are accepted by your spouse. Vouched means you will have to prove that the information is true with documents such as bank statements, pay-slips and utility bills.
Why is it a stumbling block?I'm helping a relation get mentally ready for separation & divorce and one key stumbling block (in their mind) is the statement of means.
That's odd unless it was a very cursory consultation that didn't get into even the basics of the actual separation/divorce processes and the documentation that is required.but the question of the statement of means didn't come up, it was only thought of afterwards.
There's simply no way around it. All of the documents mentioned in the link that I posted, including the affidavit of means, are mandatory for a judicial separation or divorce and must be produced by both parties.The main stumbling block is if the ex exploits something they see in the statement of means, then legal costs will increase and they already need to borrow to pay the solicitor, so the financial burden would really increase.
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