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The Counterclaim must be filed in the court registry and be served on the claimant by ordinary service. It <span class="noglossary">costs</span> $200 to file a Counterclaim.
The Counterclaim must be filed in the court registry and be served on the claimant by ordinary service. It <span class="noglossary">costs</span> $200 to file a Counterclaim.
====Tips about defending an action in Supreme Court====
The following tips are located in the section ''Defending an Action'' in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource:
* '''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?]]
* '''Changing something on the Response to 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?]]
* '''Stopping.''' You might want to stop defending your claim if, for example, you have reached a settlement. To find out how to do this, see [[How Do I Stop Defending a Family Law Action in the Supreme Court?]]


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