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

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==The Provincial Court==
==The Provincial Court==


If you a court proceeding has been started against you in the Provincial Court, you are the ''respondent'' in the proceeding. The person who started the court proceeding is the ''applicant''.  
If a court proceeding has been started against you in the Provincial Court, you are the ''respondent'' in the proceeding. The person who started the court proceeding is the ''applicant''.  


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''.
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