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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 22 ,2 02 0 | 8 LITIGATIONlegal matters I am separated, and I am being asked to provide financial disclosure. Do I have to? The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. Q A ASK THE PROFESSIONAL Todd C. Hein Partner Family/Divorce Lawyer Proud member of B2C Halton Hills OFFICE LOCATIONS GEORGETOWN 8 Guelph Street 905 452 7400 BRAmPTON OFFICE (main) 350 Rutherford Road S., Suite 320 905 452 7400 CALEDON EAST 15955 Airport Road, Suite 201 905 584 4545 One of the fundamental tenets of family law is financial disclosure. There is a certain level of basic disclosure all parties should be making: a sworn financial statement; the last 3 years income tax returns and notices of assessments and a current paystub; documentation to support date of marriage and date of separation assets and liabilities. Valuations may be necessary too, for instance, of real property or pensions. The financial disclosure is necessary for parties to make informed decisions about the issues, including property division, equalization, and child and/ or spousal support. This is so important that, in a recent case, the presiding judge actually cancelled the parties' settlement conference for lack of disclosure readiness. The level of disclosure is said to be based on a degree of fairness and reasonableness to disclosure - the disclosure must be relevant and necessary. So, the proverbial "fishing expedition" is shunned. In short, get your relevant documents in order, give them to the other side in a timely manner, and be ready, whether for settlement discussions out of court or at court; doing so will save a lot of time, money and aggravation. We do a lot of family/divorce law, with offices in Georgetown, Brampton and Caledon East. In light of COVID-19, we are doing most everything virtually. So we are happy to have a Zoom meeting or a telephone call without charge to you to see if we can assist you. Have a great weekend. Todd C. Hein Empowering Clients. Enriching the Community. 905-877-8500 •www.devereauxcemetery.ca A Final Gift to Your Family Main Office: 600 Spring Gardens Road, Burlington Owned & Operated by The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario Cemetery Address: 12337 17th Side Road, Georgetown Prearranging your burial or cremation is the last gift you can give your family. It releases them from having to quickly make decisions in their time of grief. It also frees them from the need to pay costs associated with your cemetery arrangements. Contact one of our family counsellors to discuss your wishes and options. 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, L7G 5G2 | 905-873-2600 | 1-877-712-2205 | haltonhills.ca Notice to Halton Hills Taxpayers, the final instalment of the 2020 Final Tax Bill is due October 28, 2020. How to make payments: • Dropbox at Halton Hills Town Hall (1 Halton Hills Drive). If receipt is required, please leave full bill with cheque (no cash) and a receipt will be mailed back. Please post-date cheque for the due date. • By telephone banking or online banking - check your bank for further information. • Third party payment service. We do not accept in-person credit card payments for property taxes. The following approved third party services include: paytm.ca and plastiq.com. A convenience fee will apply. Late payments: • A late payment charge of 1.00 % will be charged on the first day of each calendar month until taxes are paid. Questions: Contact the Corporate Services Department at 905-873-2600 or visit haltonhills.ca/tax. Notice of Tax Due Date - 2020 Final Tax Bill The Town of Halton Hills is pressing pause on its indoor fitness programs and placing restrictions on team sports to reduce po- tential exposure to CO- VID-19 in the community. Following a letter Mon- day (Oct. 19) by Halton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hamidah Meghani with new recommendations to combat coronavirus, Hal- ton Hills officials an- nounced that all indoor team sports will be limited to training only, effective immediately. This means there will be no games or scrimmages until further notice. All Town-operated in- door dry land fitness pro- grams are also on hold. "Now is the time to be extra vigilant," said Mayor Rick Bonnette. "We see what is happening in other regions, and it's important that we strictly adhere to the advice of the medical officer of health -- stay home as much as possible and absolutely if you are ill, wear a mask when you have to go out and practice frequent hand washing and physical distancing." The Town of Halton Hills joins Halton's three other local municipalities in placing restrictions on indoor fitness programs and team sports as CO- VID-19 cases continue to climb throughout the re- gion. TOWN SUSPENDS FITNESS CLASSES, GAME PLAY MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com Minor hockey games have been suspended amid rising COVID-19 cases. Eamonn Maher photo NEWS