Question 97: Does the plaintiff i.e. the spouse in a divorce case have the right to directly request the defendant or other individuals, or organisations whom the plaintiff knows that they are holding, to provide evidence? If he or she does, but the requested individuals or organisations refuse to provide, will the plaintiff have the right to request the Court to collect such evidence?
According to applicable laws, requesting agencies, organisations or individuals holding or managing documents or evidence to provide such documents or evidence to the litigants is one of their basic rights[2]. As such, any spouse who is the plaintiff in a divorce case has the right to request agencies, organisations or individuals, or even the defendant…