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The Counterclaim must be filed in the court registry and be served on the claimant by ordinary service. It costs $200 to file a Counterclaim.
The Counterclaim must be filed in the court registry and be served on the claimant by ordinary service. It costs $200 to file a Counterclaim.
===Tips about defending an action in Supreme Court===
* '''What to do if you can't pay court fees''': If you can't pay the court fees because you are flat broke, you can apply for indigent status. If you are granted indigent status the court fees will be waived. To find out more, see [[How Do I Apply for Indigent Status in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the section ''Defending an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.
* '''To change something on the Response to Family Claim or Counterclaim''': What should you do if you want to change something in your Response to Notice of Family Claim or Counterclaim? To find out what happens when you want to change something, see [[How Do I Change Something in My Response to Family Claim or Counterclaim?]] It's located in the section ''Defending an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.
* What if you want to settle? What is you want to stop defending your claim, for example, because you have reached a settlement? To find out, see [[How Do I Stop Defending a Family Law Action in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the section ''Defending an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource.


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