How Do I Change Something in My Response to Family Claim or Counterclaim?: Difference between revisions
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''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding. For the person who starts a family law proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is: | ''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding. For the person who starts a family law proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is: | ||
<li>Notice of Family Claim, | <li>Notice of Family Claim, | ||
</ | </li> | ||
and sometimes also: | and sometimes also: | ||
<li>Response to Counterclaim. | <li>Response to Counterclaim. | ||
</ | </li> | ||
For the person who is replying to a court proceeding, the ''respondent'', these documents are usually: | For the person who is replying to a court proceeding, the ''respondent'', these documents are usually: | ||
<li>Response to Family Claim | <li>Response to Family Claim | ||
<li>Counterclaim | <li>Counterclaim | ||
</ | </li> | ||
Sometimes a party's pleadings need to be changed, or ''amended''. Usually, a change is required because a fact is wrong, like a date or a name. At other times, a change is required to raise a new defence or to make a new claim. | Sometimes a party's pleadings need to be changed, or ''amended''. Usually, a change is required because a fact is wrong, like a date or a name. At other times, a change is required to raise a new defence or to make a new claim. |