Responding to a Court Proceeding in a Family Matter: Difference between revisions

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===Preparing, filing and delivering the reply===
===Preparing, filing and delivering the reply===


If you decide to defend yourself, you must complete a form called a ''Reply'' and file it within 30 days of the date you were served with the Application to Obtain an Order. There is no fee to file a reply.
If you decide to defend yourself, you must complete a form called a Reply and file it within 30 days of the date you were served with the Application to Obtain an Order. There is no fee to file a reply.


In your reply, you can do one or more of the following things:
In your reply, you can do one or more of the following things:
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*apply for any orders you would like the court to make.
*apply for any orders you would like the court to make.


The form you must use is Form 3, set out in the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court (Family) Rules]. The reply must be filed in the court registry and the court clerk will take care of delivering your reply to the applicant.
The form you must use is Form 3, set out in the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court Family Rules]. The reply must be filed in the court registry and the court clerk will take care of delivering your reply to the applicant.


===Deadline for the applicant's reply===
===Deadline for the applicant's reply===

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