09/08/2017
While parties are generally free to decide for themselves what bargain they are prepared to make, decisions about what constitutes an acceptable settlement can only authoritatively be made if both parties come to the negotiating table with the information they need to consider what concessions to accept or offer. This requires that there be a duty on separating spouses to provide full and honest disclosure of all relevant financial information in order to help protect the integrity of the negotiating process. This duty not only anchors the ability of separating spouses to genuinely decide for themselves what constitutes an acceptable bargain, it helps ensure the finality of agreements. An agreement negotiated with full and honest disclosure and without exploitative tactics will likely survive judicial scrutiny. [45‑49] Decisions > Supreme Court Judgments > Rick v. Brandsema Ref:(scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/6396/index.do)
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