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==The Supreme Court== | ==The Supreme Court== | ||
If you are being sued in the Supreme Court, you are the Respondent in the Claimant | If you are being sued in the Supreme Court, you are the Respondent in the court proceeding started by the Claimant. If you disagree with any of the orders the Claimant is asking for, you must prepare a ''Response to Family Claim''. You can also prepare a ''Counterclaim'' if there is an order you would like to ask for. These documents, and the Claimant's Notice of Family Claim, are called pleadings. | ||
The primary rules about Responses to Family Claim and Counterclaims, | The primary rules about Responses to Family Claim and Counterclaims, defending a court proceeding and trials are: | ||
Rule 1-1: definitions | *Rule 1-1: definitions | ||
Rule 3-1: commencing an action | *Rule 3-1: commencing an action | ||
Rule 4-1: starting an action | *Rule 4-1: starting an action | ||
Rule 4-3: Responses to Family Claim | *Rule 4-3: Responses to Family Claim | ||
Rule 4-4: Counterclaims | *Rule 4-4: Counterclaims | ||
Rule 5-1: financial disclosure | *Rule 5-1: financial disclosure | ||
Rule 6-3: personal service | *Rule 6-3: personal service | ||
Rule 7-1: Judicial Case Conferences | *Rule 7-1: Judicial Case Conferences | ||
Part 9: disclosure and discovery of documents | *Part 9: disclosure and discovery of documents | ||
Part 10: chambers procedure | *Part 10: chambers procedure | ||
Rule 11-4: discontinuing an action | *Rule 11-4: discontinuing an action | ||
Part 13: expert witnesses | *Part 13: expert witnesses | ||
Rule 11-3: summary trial procedure | *Rule 11-3: summary trial procedure | ||
Rule 14-7: trial procedure | *Rule 14-7: trial procedure | ||
A link to the Supreme Court Family Rules is provided in the | |||
A link to the Supreme Court Family Rules is provided in the page ____ , and much more detailed information about the rules is available in _____. | |||
Sample court forms and blank court forms for download are available in the Downloads segment below. | Sample court forms and blank court forms for download are available in the Downloads segment below. |