Assumption: "I do not have to answer my ex questionnaire in financial proceedings — it is just their fishing expedition and I can ignore it."
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What People Expect
Financial questionnaires from the other side are optional requests that you can choose not to answer.
Court Reality
In Doweck v Doweck [2026] EWFC 238, the husband was found in breach of a court order to reply to a questionnaire. The wife applied to commit him for contempt. Court-ordered questionnaires are not optional — they are a core part of financial disclosure. Refusing to answer can lead to a committal application, cost orders, and adverse inferences drawn against you by the judge.
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The Gap?
"I do not have to answer my ex questionnaire in financial proceedings — it is just their fishing expedition and I can ignore it."
Court Reality
In Doweck v Doweck [2026] EWFC 238, the husband was found in breach of a court order to reply to a questionnaire. The wife applied to commit him for contempt. Court-ordered questionnaires are not optional — they are a core part of financial disclosure. Refusing to answer can lead to a committal application, cost orders, and adverse inferences drawn against you by the judge.
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