The court have, in matrimonial cases, wide-ranging powers to obtain disclosure. For example, if we have evidence that the other party might have a bank account they haven’t disclosed, we can get an order for third-party disclosure against that bank. We can ask them to list all the accounts registered to a client. This type of work in a matrimonial case will cost a lot of money, and it will be time consuming, and it will raise the stakes in terms of acrimony. So it’s only ever worth considering taking these steps if there are substantial assets at stake.
