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''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding.  
''Pleadings'' are the documents that start a court proceeding or reply to a court proceeding.  


For the person who starts an proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is:
For the person who starts a proceeding, the ''claimant'', this is:


<ol start="1">
<li>Notice of Family Claim,
<li>Notice of Family Claim,
</ol>
</li>


and sometimes also:
and sometimes also:


<ol start="2">
<li>Response to Counterclaim.
<li>Response to Counterclaim.
</ol>
</li>


For the person who is replying to a court proceeding, the ''respondent'', these documents are usually:
For the person who is replying to a court proceeding, the ''respondent'', these documents are usually:


<ol start="3">
<li>Response to Family Claim
<li>Response to Family Claim
<li>Counterclaim
<li>Counterclaim
</ol>
</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.

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