What right does a former spouse have to financial information5 years after a divorce?
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What right does a former spouse have to financial information5 years after a divorce?
I was divorced almost 5 years ago and and now remarried. My former spouse is now sending me a letter from an attorney requesting all of my financial information from then until now. In the divorce papers it states that each party would take all debt in their name. We would like to know if this is legal? Would this not be denied due to privacy laws. My spouse also is on all the loans and bank accounts and has nothing to do with this. My spouse does not want his information given out because of the fact that his financial information is none of my past information.
Asked on October 22, 2010 under Family Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Seek legal help in your area on this matter. Generally when a spouse tries to open up a divorce settlement or award it is because there is an inkling that there was some type of concealment of assets or information by the other spouse during the divorce. In other words, a fraudulent misrepresentation in the financial information. You need an attorney to write back and request more information but with a firm hand (i.e., this divorce matter was finalized 5 years ago and the matter closed; why do you want the information). And if there is a valid basis in law then you may want to ask for your new husband's information to be "redacted" or erased from the paperwork. Good luck.
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