Difference between revisions of "How Do I Change Something in My Response to Family Claim or Counterclaim?"

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Secondly, you must mark all of your amendments. All of the changes are to be underlined to make it obvious exactly what's been changed. When a lot of text has been changed, say the size of a whole paragraph or more, the lines can be made to run up the left and right sides of the amended text instead of under each and every line of text.
Secondly, you must mark all of your amendments. All of the changes are to be underlined to make it obvious exactly what's been changed. When a lot of text has been changed, say the size of a whole paragraph or more, the lines can be made to run up the left and right sides of the amended text instead of under each and every line of text.


Next, the <span class="noglossary">title</span> of the changed document always starts with the word ''Amended'', such as the Amended Notice of Family Claim or the Amended Counterclaim, to distinguish the new, changed document from the original. When an amended document is amended again, the <span class="noglossary">title</span> of the new document begins with the phrase ''Further Amended'', as in the Further Amended Notice of Family Claim.
Next, the <span class="noglossary">title</span> of the changed document always starts with the word ''Amended'', such as the Amended Counterclaim, to distinguish the new, changed document from the original. When an amended document is amended again, the <span class="noglossary">title</span> of the new document begins with the phrase ''Further Amended'', as in the Further Amended Counterclaim.


You'll also need to add some information to the top of the first page to indicate why you were able to change your pleadings, and when the original document was filed. For example, for a change made before delivery of the Notice of Trial, you would write:
You'll also need to add some information to the top of the first page to indicate why you were able to change your pleadings, and when the original document was filed. For example, for a change made before delivery of the Notice of Trial, you would write:

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