File the documents and have them served
You'll need:
- all three copies of your documents
File your documents
Take your documents (originals and copies) to the Family Court registry where the Application was filed and give them to the clerk.
The clerk will:
- stamp and keep the original set of documents and one set of copies, and
- stamp the other set of copies and give them to you.
The clerk will also file the original set of documents for you and send one set of copies to the other person.
Have the documents served
The registry clerk serves a copy of your Reply on the other person within 21 days of the date that you file it at the registry.
If you've filed a Counter Application with your Reply, the other person will have 30 days to file a Reply to Counter application (Form 8). The registry will send you a copy of this document within 21 days of the other person filing it.
If you don't file a reply
If you don't file a Reply (Form 6), the other person can ask the judge to make a final order. The judge might:
- ask the person to serve you again if the judge believes you weren't served properly,
- set a hearing date, either with or without ordering that you'll be given notice, or
- make the orders the other person asked for.
As soon as you realize you've missed the filing date or you know something is happening in court, call the court house to get more information on upcoming court dates and file your reply.