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Don't just respond — ask for what you actually want. No filing fee required.
If you've been served with a divorce Complaint and there's relief you want that your spouse's filing didn't address (alimony, attorney's fees, a specific custody or property arrangement) a Counter-Complaint puts your own requests in front of the judge using the same case your spouse already opened. There's no separate filing fee, and you don't need a new case number.
This guide walks you through completing the Counter-Complaint form itself and explains how notifying your spouse works differently than the original service of process, since the case is already underway.
Don't just respond — ask for what you actually want. No filing fee required.
If you've been served with a divorce Complaint and there's relief you want that your spouse's filing didn't address (alimony, attorney's fees, a specific custody or property arrangement) a Counter-Complaint puts your own requests in front of the judge using the same case your spouse already opened. There's no separate filing fee, and you don't need a new case number.
This guide walks you through completing the Counter-Complaint form itself and explains how notifying your spouse works differently than the original service of process, since the case is already underway.