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Originally Posted by Justaguy  What is the name of your state? NM
I was just sent a lenghty document asking me under oath to complete information on everything about my business. A couple of questions:
1) Is this the same as what they call "discovery"?
2) Do I have to complete this doc?
3) Can I just ignore it?
Obviously, the "opposing" atty is digging into my business to see how much they can get, but do I have a choice here? I mean legally, not to complete it.
ThanksWhat is the name of your state? |
Yes, this is the same as "discovery" and yes, you have to comply. No, you cannot ignore it unless you want to make your legal position very precarious.
You might be able to avoid answering any questions that are truly irrelevant or unreasonable, but when it comes to a business there is not much that would be irrelevant....although there might be things that are unreasonable (ie, asking for every receipt/invoice for the last 10 years...that would be WAY unreasonable)
Most likely what the attorney wants to prove is that you are "cooking your books" to reduce income. If you are actually doing that, then you may want to consider trying to come to an agreed settlement....the last thing you want is the IRS ended up being interested in auditing you.....which does sometimes end up happening as a result of contested divorces.
11-21-2006, 06:03 PM
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