Difference between revisions of "Responding to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter"

If you are being sued in the Supreme Court, you are the Respondent in the Claimant's action. The court form you must prepare is a Response to Family Claim; you may also prepare a form called a Counterclaim if there is a claim you would like to make against the Claimant. These documents, and the Claimant's Notice of Family Claim, are called pleadings.

The primary rules about Responses to Family Claim and Counterclaims, and defending a law suit are:

Rule 1-1: definitions

Rule 3-1: commencing an action

Rule 4-1: starting an action

Rule 4-3: Responses to Family Claim

Rule 4-4: Counterclaims

Rule 5-1: financial disclosure

Rule 6-3: personal service

Rule 7-1: Judicial Case Conferences

Part 9: disclosure and discovery of documents

Part 10: chambers procedure

Rule 11-4: discontinuing an action

Part 13: expert witnesses

Rule 11-3: summary trial procedure

Rule 14-7: trial procedure

A link to the Supreme Court Family Rules is provided in the section Resources & Links, and much more detailed information about the rules is available in New Rules 101.