Q: what if I cannot produce evidence asked for in discovery
I'm at interogatory part of divorce. I've also run out of money to continue. I've answered ??? to the best of my ability but I cannot produce all the things the other side wants. In addition I'm in assisted living following an incomple sci and TBI....I cannot walk or drive....I can't produce every statement for every cc in last five years. I only use 2 currently don't have any idea of ones I had all with 0 bal. all bank records for last 5 years don't have access to copier fax etc. So what happens if I can't reasonably produce?
A:
Almost all credit card and bank statements are available online to the account holder. If you haven't already signed up, you can do so at any time. Most such companies make your statements available to you in a manner that allows you to download them to a computer in a .pdf file. There is no rule that requires you to print them out and most of us attorneys prefer that you produce such information in electronic format. After downloading the statements to your computer or PDA, you can attach them to an email and send them to your spouse's attorney in electronic format.
Once you get the hang of it, you will find that you can download the statements for the past five years (or less if the account was opened less than five years ago) in about 15 minutes. Then write an email to the attorney saying here are my __ Visa credit card statements for __ to __, attach the statements, and hit send in a minute or two.
Not producing this sort of very basic financial information makes you look shady. I would take the necessary time to do it right.
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