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If a court proceeding has been started against you in the Provincial Court, you are the ''respondent'' in the proceeding. The person who started the court proceeding is the ''applicant''. If you agree with the orders the applicant is asking for, doing nothing is the fastest way to handle things and you should let the applicant know that you're okay with the orders they're asking for. On the other hand, if you only partly agree or if you completely disagree with what the applicant is asking for, you should prepare a ''Reply'' in Form 3. This is a special form required by the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court Family Rules].
The main Provincial Court Family Rules about replying to a claiman Application to Obtain an Order, making your claims of your own against the applicant, and the management of court proceedings are:
*Rule 1: Definitions