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{{JP Boyd on Family Law How Do I TOC|expanded=defending}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law How Do I TOC|expanded=defending}} | ||
The information below applies to claims in the Supreme Court, not the Provincial Court. | |||
==The pleadings== | ==The pleadings== | ||
''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding. For the person who starts a proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is: | ''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding. For the person who is replying to a court proceeding, the ''respondent'', these documents are usually: | ||
<li>Response to Family Claim | |||
<li>Counterclaim | |||
</li> | |||
For the person who starts a proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is: | |||
<li>Notice of Family Claim, | <li>Notice of Family Claim, | ||
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</li> | </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. | ||