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Your spouse counter-filed. Here's how to respond — without losing ground on what you already asked for.
If you started the divorce case and your spouse responded with their own Counter-Complaint, you now need to file an Answer to that counter-filing — even though you already have a case open. This guide explains why the same Answer form is used here, walks through the financial disclosure forms that may now apply depending on what your spouse is requesting, and helps you respond clearly to each new claim.
Because a Counter-Complaint can introduce issues your original Complaint never addressed — alimony, different property terms, different custody terms — this guide includes full decision-support to help you figure out which forms your specific situation now requires.
Your spouse counter-filed. Here's how to respond — without losing ground on what you already asked for.
If you started the divorce case and your spouse responded with their own Counter-Complaint, you now need to file an Answer to that counter-filing — even though you already have a case open. This guide explains why the same Answer form is used here, walks through the financial disclosure forms that may now apply depending on what your spouse is requesting, and helps you respond clearly to each new claim.
Because a Counter-Complaint can introduce issues your original Complaint never addressed — alimony, different property terms, different custody terms — this guide includes full decision-support to help you figure out which forms your specific situation now requires.