20 EXAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE ( Final Thoughts+DIVORCING WITHOUT A LAWYER )




IN THE CASTERBRIDGE COUNTY COURT


Case No: CA09D001

BETWEEN:

Susan Henchard


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Applicant
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Respondent
APPLICANT’S QUESTIONNAIRE

1. With regard to section 1.8 of the respondent’s Form E, please confirm that he is, in fact, cohabiting with his new partner ‘Wendy’. If so, please provide details of the respondent’s partner’s means, as required by section 4.6 of the respondent’s Form E.

2. With regard to section 2.3 of the respondent’s Form E:
  • (i) Please explain the following withdrawals from his bank account:-
  • (a) £1500.00 on the 15th December 2008;
  • (b) £5,000.00 on the 31st January 2009.
  • (ii) Please confirm that the respondent has no other bank accounts and explain what happened to his Casterbridge Bank Plc Savings account – if this account is still open,

please provide 12 months’ statements and if it is closed, please provide a copy of the closing statement.

3. With regard to section 2.13 of the respondent’s Form E, please provide documentary evidence of the cash equivalent transfer value of the respondent’s pension, from his pension provider.

4. With regard to section 2.15 of the respondent’s Form E:
  • (i) Please provide copies of his last three payslips.
  • (ii) Please also explain how the respondent arrives at his estimated net income figure for next year.
  • (iii) Please explain why the respondent’s income dropped when the divorce proceedings commenced.
5. With regard to section 3.1.1 of the respondent’s Form E, please explain the following:
  • (i) Why his telephone expenses are so high; and
  • (ii) Why his petrol expenses are so high, particularly having regard to the fact that he receives a mileage allowance; and
  • (iii) Why his food/housekeeping bill is so high for one person, and how the respondent arrived at this figure; and
  • (iv) How the respondent can afford to pay outgoings totalling £2,000 per month from an income of only £20,000 per annum.
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