Difference between revisions of "Interim Applications in Family Matters"

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===Replying to an application===
===Replying to an application===


You must reply to an interim application if you object to any of the orders the applicant is asking for. If you agree with all of the orders sought by the applicant, you don't need to do anything.
You must reply to an interim application if you object to any of the orders the applicant is asking for. If you agree with all of the orders sought by the applicant, you don't need to do anything. For a summary of this process, see [[How Do I Reply to an Interim Application in a Family Law Matter in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, in the section ''Interim Applications''.


To defend an interim application, you must prepare a court form called an ''Application Response'' and an affidavit in support of your position.  
To reply to an interim application, you must prepare a court form called an Application Response and an affidavit in support of your position. These documents must be filed in court and served on the applicant at least five business days after the date you were served with the application materials. The timelines for interim applications are discussed below in more detail.
 
For a summary of the process, see [[How Do I Reply to an Interim Application in a Family Law Matter in the Supreme Court?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, in the section ''Interim Applications''.


You must serve your documents on the applicant by ordinary service. You can do this by sending them to the applicant's current address for service, which will usually be set out in his or her Notice of Family Claim or Response to Family Claim. How to serve documents is discussed in [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource under ''Starting an Action''.
You must serve your documents on the applicant by ordinary service. You can do this by sending them to the applicant's current address for service, which will usually be set out in his or her Notice of Family Claim or Response to Family Claim. How to serve documents is discussed in [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource under ''Starting an Action''.


The Application Response and supporting affidavits must be filed in court and served on the applicant at least five business days after the date you were served with the application materials. The timelines for interim applications are discussed below in more detail.
====Application Response====
 
====Application response====


The Application Response describes:
The Application Response describes:

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