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If the respondent has chosen to file a Response to Family Claim, he or she has decided to oppose your claim. This doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to wind up in a trial, but it does mean that, at least for now, the respondent disagrees with some or all of the orders you're asking for. One of three things is going to happen in your court proceeding: | If the respondent has chosen to file a Response to Family Claim, he or she has decided to oppose your claim. This doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to wind up in a trial, but it does mean that, at least for now, the respondent disagrees with some or all of the orders you're asking for. One of three things is going to happen in your court proceeding: | ||
# | #You'll settle your disagreement out of court, and come up with either a separation agreement or an order that you both agree the court should make, called a consent order. | ||
# | #You'll not be able to agree, and the intervention of the court at a trial will be required. | ||
# | #After some initial scuffles, neither you nor the respondent will take any further steps in the court proceeding and the proceeding will languish. | ||
Whether you're off to trial or a settlement can be reached, the steps until trial are usually these: | Whether you're off to trial or a settlement can be reached, the steps until trial are usually these: | ||
