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Difference between revisions of "How Do I Make an Interim Application in a Family Law Matter in the Supreme Court?"

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You must serve your materials on the application respondent at least eight business days before the hearing date.
You must serve your materials on the application respondent at least eight business days before the hearing date.


==The application respondent's reply==
==The application respondent's response==


In most cases, the application respondent <span class="noglossary">will</span> have five business days to reply to your application by filing an Application Response in Form F32 and any affidavits that the application respondent intends to use. An Application Response tells the court and the applicant:
In most cases, the application respondent <span class="noglossary">will</span> have five business days to respond to your application by filing an Application Response in Form F32 and any affidavits that the application respondent intends to use. An Application Response tells the court and the applicant:


*the orders that the application respondent agrees to,
*the orders that the application respondent agrees to,
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*the affidavits the application respondent <span class="noglossary">will</span> be relying on when the application is argued.
*the affidavits the application respondent <span class="noglossary">will</span> be relying on when the application is argued.


Although Rule 10-6, the rule that explains how interim applications are brought, says that someone who doesn't file an Application Response isn't entitled to notice of when the application <span class="noglossary">will</span> be heard, do not expect that the court <span class="noglossary">will</span> simply let your application go ahead in default of an Application Response. The court <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to give the other side every chance to defend your application.
Although Rule 10-6, the rule that explains how interim applications are brought, says that someone who doesn't file an Application Response isn't entitled to notice of when the application <span class="noglossary">will</span> be heard, do not expect that the court <span class="noglossary">will</span> simply let your application go ahead in default of an Application Response. The court <span class="noglossary">will</span> likely want to give the other side every chance to defend your application.


==Your reply to the application respondent's reply==
==Your reply to the application respondent's reply==