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Unless the Court otherwise orders, where a party amends a document under 8-1(1), the party shall deliver copies of the amended document to all the parties of record within seven days after its amendment and, where service is required under 8-1(4), the party shall serve copies on the persons required to be served as soon as reasonably possible and before taking any further step in the proceeding. | Unless the Court otherwise orders, where a party amends a document under 8-1(1), the party shall deliver copies of the amended document to all the parties of record within seven days after its amendment and, where service is required under 8-1(4), the party shall serve copies on the persons required to be served as soon as reasonably possible and before taking any further step in the proceeding. | ||
Where an amended Notice of Family Claim | Where an amended Notice of Family Claim or Counterclaim is served on an opposing party, that opposing party may amend the Response to Family Claim or Response to Counterclaim, as applicable. The opposing party may only do so if he or she has already delivered a Response to Family Claim or a Response to Counterclaim. In addition, the following conditions apply to the opposing party’s amendments: | ||
*the opposing party must amend the Response only with respect to any matter raised by the amendments to the Notice of Family Claim | *the opposing party must amend the Response to Family Claim to Response to Counterclaim only with respect to any matter raised by the amendments to the Notice of Family Claim or Counterclaim; and | ||
*the period for filing and delivering an amended Response to Family Claim to an amended Notice of Family Claim is 14 days after the amended pleading is delivered. Where a party does not serve an amended Response as provided in 8-1(5) the party shall be deemed to rely upon his or her original Response. | *the period for filing and delivering an amended Response to Family Claim or a Response to Counterclaim to an amended Notice of Family Claim or amended Counterclaim is 14 days after the amended pleading is delivered. Where a party does not serve an amended Response as provided in 8-1(5), the party shall be deemed to rely upon his or her original Response. | ||
== D. Contested Actions == | == D. Contested Actions == | ||
