The court issued an evidentiary ruling regarding the proper use and interpretation of Requests to Admit and Responses to Requests to Admit under Rule 22 of the Family Law Rules in a child protection status review case.
The ruling clarified that a Request to Admit should be tailored to each party's knowledge, and that gratuitous corrections or qualifications in responses are not permitted.
The court held that a fact or document is only deemed admitted if all served parties admit it or fail to respond; if even one party denies or refuses to admit with a reason, the fact or document is not deemed admitted and must be proven otherwise.
