If you get served with an application

If you are served with an application, you almost always have to take some sort of action, such as filing an answer and other forms with the court to respond to the claims against you. You may also make claims against the applicant or another person (an added respondent) in your answer.

It’s important that you take the appropriate next steps as soon as possible so that you don’t miss any deadlines. If you miss your deadline to serve and file an answer, the court case can proceed without your involvement and a judge may make final orders without your input.

Rule 10 of the Family Law Rules tells you about how to answer an application.