Financial Deposition in Divorce Case

[orlandomd]

Hello, I was hoping someone could give me some insight on my situation.

I am physician in Florida. I have a doctor who works for me (rather contracts 1099) who is going through a divorce. Her attorney has financially deposed her husband and now his attorney is financially deposing her and her employer (me).

We had to drop her salary because she is a single mom with 2 children and she couldn't put in the appropriate hours. She was previously on 1099 income of about $17K/month. When she left her husband she had to spend more time at home so I dropped her income to $8K/month (1099).

They are deposing me and I am not sure what information they are going to request from me since the letter doesn't say.

I think her husband thinks I am hiding money for her, but in all reality she works less and thus gets paid less.

Any insight, to what questions they will ask me and what documents I should provide them would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you kindly.

 

[mistoffolees]

Hello, I was hoping someone could give me some insight on my situation.

I am physician in Florida. I have a doctor who works for me (rather contracts 1099) who is going through a divorce. Her attorney has financially deposed her husband and now his attorney is financially deposing her and her employer (me).

We had to drop her salary because she is a single mom with 2 children and she couldn't put in the appropriate hours. She was previously on 1099 income of about $17K/month. When she left her husband she had to spend more time at home so I dropped her income to $8K/month (1099).

They are deposing me and I am not sure what information they are going to request from me since the letter doesn't say.

I think her husband thinks I am hiding money for her, but in all reality she works less and thus gets paid less.

Any insight, to what questions they will ask me and what documents I should provide them would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you kindly.

Don't worry about it. You simply have to answer their questions honestly. Bring her pay records with you if you've been asked to do so. When asked a question, make sure you have the correct answer and then provide it. Do not hesitate to ask for clarification (for example, if the attorney says "how much did she earn?", it is perfectly reasonable to say "during what time period?")

As for providing them documents, you only provide the documents which have been subpoenaed. If something is listed in the document, you need to either provide it or object for one of several possible reasons. If a document is not requested, then you don't have to provide it.