Do I have to tell my lawyer all of the personal details of my life when getting a divorce in Ontario?

When getting a divorce in Ontario, it is often difficult to tell your lawyer all of the personal aspects of your marriage and your separation. Therefore, people are often reluctant to share certain information with their lawyer.

It is important to remember that when getting a divorce in Ontario, the more informed your lawyer is and the more aware he or she is about all of the relevant aspects of the marriage, the more capable and prepared your lawyer will be to defend you and your case.

With that being said, you are not obligated legally to disclose all of the details of your relationship to your lawyer; however, it is highly advised that you do so. Information that may otherwise seem meaningless and unusable to you may in fact become important once the case continues to unfold.

As the case continues to progress, there is a possibility that if you do not disclose all of the relevant details of your relationship, that some of the details that were not disclosed may be used against you. It is in your best interest that your lawyer is well prepared to respond to the situation if it does surface.

It is never a good idea to deliberately misrepresent information to your lawyer. If while you are getting a divorce in Ontario, it comes to light that you have purposely withheld important information from your lawyer, it could seriously damage your credibility and result in a breakdown of the relationship between yourself and your lawyer.

For more information on getting a divorce in Ontario, contact Krol & Krol at 905.707.3370.