What are the disclosure obligations of a party in a family law proceeding?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from P.J.L. v R.J.L., 2017 BCSC 1792 (CanLII):

A party’s document disclosure obligations in a family law proceeding has been the subject matter of much judicial comment over the past 20 years or more. In Doman v. Ciccozzi, 2014 BCSC 866, the following observations were made on that topic:

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