Comment by pinkgolem

No, they would not, as one side could keep there evidence, so if after x years the opposite side has Destroit/lost/forgotten there evidence of the transaction you could "prove" something invalid

Your comment strikes me like you never had any lawsuits?

That is, btw, a thing that is already happening.

One example is people leaving the church, the state deleting the evidence after 10 years, and the church asking for it after 11