Difference between revisions of "How Do I Respond to a Family Law Action in the Supreme Court?"

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*you can defend the claimant's claim and make your own claim against the claimant.
*you can defend the claimant's claim and make your own claim against the claimant.


If you decide to respond to the claimant's claim, you'll need to fill out and file a Response to Family Claim. If you decide to make a claim of your own against the claimant, you'll also need to fill out and file a Counterclaim.
If you decide to respond to the claimant's claim, you'll need to fill out and file a Response to Family Claim. If you decide to make a claim of your own against the claimant, you'll also need to fill out and file a Counterclaim. The forms are available online; see the [[Supreme Court Forms (Family Law)|Supreme Court Forms]] section.  


You must file your Response to Family Claim and Counterclaim within 30 days of being served with the Notice of Family Claim. This deadline runs from the date you were served, not the date the Notice of Family Claim was filed in court. You must file your forms at the court registry where the claimant filed the Notice of Family Claim; the court registry is indicated at the upper right-hand corner of the first page of the Notice of Family Claim.
You must file your Response to Family Claim and Counterclaim within 30 days of being served with the Notice of Family Claim. This deadline runs from the date you were served, not the date the Notice of Family Claim was filed in court. You must file your forms at the court registry where the claimant filed the Notice of Family Claim; the court registry is indicated at the upper right-hand corner of the first page of the Notice of Family Claim.
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