I need some urgent assistance on the following matter.
I have a First Apperance this week. I did have a Case Conference booked during last summer but it was postponed since I had a medical family emergency. Since the Respondent (I'm the applicant) did not file anything yet with the court all they are permitting is a First Apperance. The court clerk wants to see if any exchange of info is outstanding (what I've been told).
So I talked to a lawyer and he said I should asked the clerk to go straight to a trial since the resondent has not responded and has basically forfeited her defence. It will be approx 130 days since she was served.
I'm going after CS since she will not pay. She is claiming she can not work due to illness but will provided not documentation/proff to validate her claim. We have a final Divorce Order but her income has change from almost $6K to $17K last year. She dropped down to Part-time just before our Divorce to avoid CS at the time.
I also learned that she dropped her family medical benefits coverage since she went to very low part-time status at her work. So our children are no longer covered under her previous plan (the same ones she has not seen for over 3 yrs).
My questions is: Does anyone know if it is possible to go staright to trial on only the evidence given since the Respondent will not respond to the court (file any documentation)? She is represented by a lawyer but I can not seem to get her to send me anything. I'm self-rep this time.
I have a First Apperance this week. I did have a Case Conference booked during last summer but it was postponed since I had a medical family emergency. Since the Respondent (I'm the applicant) did not file anything yet with the court all they are permitting is a First Apperance. The court clerk wants to see if any exchange of info is outstanding (what I've been told).
So I talked to a lawyer and he said I should asked the clerk to go straight to a trial since the resondent has not responded and has basically forfeited her defence. It will be approx 130 days since she was served.
I'm going after CS since she will not pay. She is claiming she can not work due to illness but will provided not documentation/proff to validate her claim. We have a final Divorce Order but her income has change from almost $6K to $17K last year. She dropped down to Part-time just before our Divorce to avoid CS at the time.
I also learned that she dropped her family medical benefits coverage since she went to very low part-time status at her work. So our children are no longer covered under her previous plan (the same ones she has not seen for over 3 yrs).
My questions is: Does anyone know if it is possible to go staright to trial on only the evidence given since the Respondent will not respond to the court (file any documentation)? She is represented by a lawyer but I can not seem to get her to send me anything. I'm self-rep this time.
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