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Your spouse has 30 days to defend the court case by filing a Response to Family Claim. If your spouse files a Response to Family Claim, your divorce won’t be able to proceed as an undefended divorce. | Your spouse has 30 days to defend the court case by filing a Response to Family Claim. If your spouse files a Response to Family Claim, your divorce won’t be able to proceed as an undefended divorce. | ||
In addition to responding to your Notice of Family Claim, your spouse may also choose to file a Counterclaim and make claims against you. For more information on defending a divorce proceeding, see script 122 on “The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings”. | In addition to responding to your Notice of Family Claim, your spouse may also choose to file a Counterclaim and make claims against you. For more information on defending a divorce proceeding, see script [[The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings (Script 122)|122]] on “The Respondent in Divorce Proceedings”. | ||
==Sixth, if your spouse does nothing, apply for a divorce order== | ==Sixth, if your spouse does nothing, apply for a divorce order== | ||
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==The court may scrutinize a divorce order that includes division of property or debt== | ==The court may scrutinize a divorce order that includes division of property or debt== | ||
If you are asking for an order dividing family property and family debt other than equally, your affidavit should explain why the unequal division you propose is fair. See script 124 on “Dividing Property and Debts”. | If you are asking for an order dividing family property and family debt other than equally, your affidavit should explain why the unequal division you propose is fair. See script [[Dividing Property and Debts (Script 124)|124]] on “Dividing Property and Debts”. | ||
==The court will scrutinize a divorce order if there are children== | ==The court will scrutinize a divorce order if there are children== | ||
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*Contact the Legal Services Society (LSS) Family LawLINE: If you are a low-income person experiencing a family law issue, you may be eligible for free legal advice over the telephone from a family lawyer. To be considered for this service, contact the LSS Call Centre at 604.408.2172 (Greater Vancouver) or 1.866.577.2525 (call no charge, elsewhere in BC) between 9:30 am and 12:00 pm on weekdays. | *Contact the Legal Services Society (LSS) Family LawLINE: If you are a low-income person experiencing a family law issue, you may be eligible for free legal advice over the telephone from a family lawyer. To be considered for this service, contact the LSS Call Centre at 604.408.2172 (Greater Vancouver) or 1.866.577.2525 (call no charge, elsewhere in BC) between 9:30 am and 12:00 pm on weekdays. | ||
*Also see the Legal Services Society’s Family Law in BC website at [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca] and choose the appropriate guide (either “Sole application” or “Joint application”) at [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/divorce www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/divorce]. | *Also see the Legal Services Society’s Family Law in BC website at [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca] and choose the appropriate guide (either “Sole application” or “Joint application”) at [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/divorce www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/guides/divorce]. | ||
Visit the [[Divorce]] page of the wikibook ''JP Boyd on Family Law'', provided by Courthouse Libraries BC. | *Visit the [[Divorce]] page of the wikibook ''JP Boyd on Family Law'', provided by Courthouse Libraries BC. | ||