Financial Disclosure Forms (FDF): The Map to a Credible Case

Read our Complete Guide to Rule 43.

Gauteng practice highlights:

• FDF exchange is required in opposed family matters, including Rule 43, with timing after the respondent’s reply. Recent directives specify deadlines for exchange and compliance.
• One exchange (not serial demands) — confirmed in 2024 judgment.

Templates & sources:

• National FDF (commonly used template)

Best practice (all divisions): full, accurate disclosure; line‑item budgets; readable annexures. Courts are sceptical of sparse or late disclosure