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# Drop off the Reply or mail it to the Small Claims registry named on the Notice of Claim within 14 days of receiving the Notice of Claim. The cost for filing a Reply is $26 for a claim of up to $3,000 and $50 for a claim over $3,000. | # Drop off the Reply or mail it to the Small Claims registry named on the Notice of Claim within 14 days of receiving the Notice of Claim. The cost for filing a Reply is $26 for a claim of up to $3,000 and $50 for a claim over $3,000. | ||
=== What happens next | === What happens next === | ||
In Small Claims Court, you will receive a '''Notice of Settlement Conference'''. A settlement conference is an opportunity for you and the claimant to meet with a judge to see if you can agree to resolve the claim. The judge at a settlement conference is only there to help you see if the parties can agree on a settlement. He or she cannot impose an agreement. | In Small Claims Court, you will receive a '''Notice of Settlement Conference'''. A settlement conference is an opportunity for you and the claimant to meet with a judge to see if you can agree to resolve the claim. The judge at a settlement conference is only there to help you see if the parties can agree on a settlement. He or she cannot impose an agreement. | ||
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# Drop off the Appearance, or fax or mail it to the Supreme Court registry named on the Writ of Summons or Petition within 7 days of receiving the Writ of Summons or Petition. There is no cost for filing an Appearance. | # Drop off the Appearance, or fax or mail it to the Supreme Court registry named on the Writ of Summons or Petition within 7 days of receiving the Writ of Summons or Petition. There is no cost for filing an Appearance. | ||
=== What happens next | === What happens next === | ||
In Supreme Court, the process is more complex than in Small Claims Court. The '''plaintiff''' (person suing you) must file and serve you with a '''Statement of Claim''', setting out the claim in detail. You (the '''defendant''') must then answer with a '''Statement of Defence'''. | In Supreme Court, the process is more complex than in Small Claims Court. The '''plaintiff''' (person suing you) must file and serve you with a '''Statement of Claim''', setting out the claim in detail. You (the '''defendant''') must then answer with a '''Statement of Defence'''. | ||
