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A respondent may reply to a Notice of Family Claim by filing a Response to Family Claim in Form F4. A respondent who does not file a Response to Family Claim is not entitled to notice of further hearings in the case. The respondent may also file a Counterclaim in Form F5. A counterclaim is the respondent's own claim against the applicant. | A respondent may reply to a Notice of Family Claim by filing a Response to Family Claim in Form F4. A respondent who does not file a Response to Family Claim is not entitled to notice of further hearings in the case. The respondent may also file a Counterclaim in Form F5. A counterclaim is the respondent's own claim against the applicant. | ||
In general, before anyone can do anything else, the parties must attend a judicial case conference. A judicial case conference is a private meeting between the parties, their lawyers and a master or judge to talk about the legal issues and see whether any of them can be settled. The master or judge who hears a judicial case conference cannot make orders, except for procedural orders, without the parties' agreement. Judicial case conferences can be very helpful; | In general, before anyone can do anything else, the parties must attend a judicial case conference. A judicial case conference is a private meeting between the parties, their lawyers and a master or judge to talk about the legal issues and see whether any of them can be settled. The master or judge who hears a judicial case conference cannot make orders, except for procedural orders, without the parties' agreement. Judicial case conferences can be very helpful; cases sometimes even settle at judicial case conferences. There's more information about judicial case conferences in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Case Conferences in a Family Law Matter|Case Conferences]]. | ||
Interim applications, applications for temporary orders, can be made by filing a Notice of Application in Form F31 and an Affidavit in Form F30. An affidavit is a person's written evidence, which the person swears is true before a lawyer, notary public or court staff member able to take oaths. The person making an application is the ''applicant''; the person against whom an application is brought is the ''application respondent''. An application respondent may reply to a Notice of Application by filing an Application Response in Form F32 and an Affidavit within five business days after service of the Notice of Application. | Interim applications, applications for temporary orders, can be made by filing a Notice of Application in Form F31 and an Affidavit in Form F30. An affidavit is a person's written evidence, which the person swears is true before a lawyer, notary public or court staff member able to take oaths. The person making an application is the ''applicant''; the person against whom an application is brought is the ''application respondent''. An application respondent may reply to a Notice of Application by filing an Application Response in Form F32 and an Affidavit within five business days after service of the Notice of Application. There's more information about interim applications in the chapter [[Resolving_Family_Law_Problems_in_Court|Resolving Problems in Court]] in the section on [[Interim_Applications_in_Family_Matters|Interim Applications]]. | ||
Applications to change final orders are made by filing a Notice of Application in Form F31 and an Affidavit in Form F30 and serving them on the other parties. The process works like the process for interim applications, except that the application respondent has 14 business days to reply. | Applications to change final orders are made by filing a Notice of Application in Form F31 and an Affidavit in Form F30 and serving them on the other parties. The process works like the process for interim applications, except that the application respondent has 14 business days to reply. | ||
