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

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You have two choices after being served with applicant's Application to Obtain an Order: do nothing, or defend yourself. If you agree with the orders the other party is asking for, doing nothing is the cheapest and quickest way to handle things. On the other hand, if you only partly agree or if you completely disagree with what the applicant is asking for, you must prepare a ''Reply''.
You have two choices after being served with applicant's Application to Obtain an Order: do nothing, or defend yourself. If you agree with the orders the other party is asking for, doing nothing is the cheapest and quickest way to handle things. On the other hand, if you only partly agree or if you completely disagree with what the applicant is asking for, you must prepare a ''Reply''.
For a quick introduction to how to reply to a proceeding, see [[How Do I Respond to a Family Law Action in the Provincial Court?]] It's located in the section ''Defending an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.


The primary [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court (Family) Rules] about Replies, defending a court proceeding and trials are:
The primary [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court (Family) Rules] about Replies, defending a court proceeding and trials are:
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