Do i have to answer discovery questions if they are irrelevant to the case?

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I was only married 2&1/2 months before i left him. We did not have any property together nor did we have any bank accounts together and our incomes were separate. I didn't take or spend any of his money. In his discovery questions he is asking questions about my father whether if i knew that my parents were divorced and requesting all text messages communicated with my family from the bast 3 years. He is also requesting all incomes and private information about my family members. Since i am not asking money from him and only want the things i bought before marriage do i have the right to not answer and justify how this is irrelevant to the case?

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Eric Nelsen ·
You can ask for a discovery protective order under Civil Rule 26(c) (link below). If the material is basically irrelevant and the questions seem much more like an attempt to harass you and make burdensome requests for no good reason, there's a good chance you can get a discovery protective order. You'd need to make a motion under the proper procedures.
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Ray C BrooksPersonal Injury LawyerRedmond, WA ·
You will need to object that the the questions are irrelevant and not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. That said, discovery is broad and a party can seek to discovery anything that might lead to admissible evidence. That's a pretty easy burden for the person writing the questions to meet. Also, it does not matter that you kept your money separate. The community is whatever you and he made since marriage. Thus, he can discover some financial information as long as it is related to income.
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