I told my lawyer.  She was supportive, but it made no difference to the process.  The first lawyer I consulted was not sympathetic, and that is one reason I did not retain her.  

I do wish I'd said something to the judge on the day I went to court, for instance, when she asked me if the marriage were irretrievably broken, because I think it would have been entered into the court records, and as my ex remains closeted, there would have been an official document recording that. (I was under oath, too, so it would have counted.)

Your jurisdiction might be different, of course.

It didn't matter since his law breaking knocked his financial award way down.

It may matter if your partner wants to keep his status hidden. You may be able to negotiate a financial settlement favorable to you for keeping this info private.

Rob wrote:

Yes...but . In my area made no difference...hard to prove infidelity also and it would just be a huge waste of money..courts really could care less...unless she was an axe murderer (which would affect custody). It was simply a division of assets.

 

I know it matters little to the courts. 
And I have a growing respect for and need to tell my story

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When searching for an attorney I stopped mentioning lgtb status because there seemed to be bias built in and assumptions that I was adverse to ex's status. My questions at the time were never fully addressed.

I told mine, but it made no difference. And he'd have found out anyway, since when papers were served, he needed a recent photo of ex, as a woman. All the name changes sure made the legal stuff harder. And more expensive.