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Once you have been served with the claimant's Notice of Family Claim, you have a choice: | Once you have been served with the claimant's Notice of Family Claim, you have a choice: | ||
*you can do nothing, indicating that you either agree with the | *you can do nothing, indicating that you either agree with the claimant's claim or don't object to it, | ||
*you can defend the claimant's claim — that is, you can oppose it, or | *you can defend the claimant's claim — that is, you can oppose it, or | ||
*you can defend the claimant's claim and make your own claim against the claimant. | *you can defend the claimant's claim and make your own claim against the claimant. | ||
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==What happens next?== | ==What happens next?== | ||
If either of you is claiming for child support, spousal support or division of property and debt, you have to fill out a [[Form F8 Financial Statement]]. Once you've filed your Response to Family Claim and, if you want, your Counterclaim, the usual next step is to attend a ''[[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|judicial case conference | If either of you is claiming for child support, spousal support, or division of property and debt, you have to fill out a [[Form F8 Financial Statement]]. Once you've filed your Response to Family Claim and, if you want, your Counterclaim, the usual next step is to attend a ''[[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|judicial case conference]]'' (JCC). Normally, you can't make an application to the court without having a JCC first. In the chapter [[Resolving Family Law Problems in Court]], the section on [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter]] provides more information about JCCs. Your Form F8 Financial Statement is due before the JCC is heard. | ||
==More information== | ==More information== | ||
