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You can '''download''' the response to family claim form, as well as other court forms, on the [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/court-forms/sup-family-forms BC government website]. The wikibook JP Boyd on Family Law includes [[Supreme_Court_Forms_(Family_Law)|samples of many completed forms]]. | You can '''download''' the response to family claim form, as well as other court forms, on the [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/court-forms/sup-family-forms BC government website]. The wikibook JP Boyd on Family Law includes [[Supreme_Court_Forms_(Family_Law)|samples of many completed forms]]. | ||
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===There are time limits to respond=== | |||
If you don’t agree with any of the orders your spouse is asking for, you must respond to the notice of family claim. You need to do so '''within 30 days of the date you were served'''. | |||
===If you want to make your own claims=== | ===If you want to make your own claims=== | ||
If you have claims of your own you want to make — for example, about the parenting of your children, support, or how to divide property — you must file a '''counterclaim'''. The counterclaim says what orders you want the court to make. | If you have claims of your own you want to make — for example, about the parenting of your children, support, or how to divide property — you must file a '''counterclaim'''. The counterclaim says what orders you want the court to make. Just as you did with the response, you must fill out, file, and serve the counterclaim on your spouse. You must do this '''within 30 days''' of the date you were served with the notice of family claim. | ||
==Common questions== | ==Common questions== | ||
