Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
It is true that defendant's commencement of a matrimonial action (see, CPLR 105 [p]; see also, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [2]) which culminated in a 1985 judgment of separation signaled the end of the parties' economic partnership for purposes of determining which assets are part of the marital estate (see, Lennon v. Lennon, 124 A.D.2d 788, 790). However, full financial disclosure remains the rule rather than the exception in actions governed by the equitable distribution law where the parties have not settled their financial differences (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [4], [5]; cf., § 236 [B] [3]; Van Ess v. Van Ess, 100 A.D.2d 848). The Supreme Court therefore properly declined to limit disclosure to the period prior to commencement of the separation action (see, Lennon v. Lennon, supra, at 789; see also, Lee v. Lee, 93 A.D.2d 221). Bracken, J.P., Eiber, Harwood and Balletta, JJ., concur.