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Family Law Civil Bill

Indorcement of Claim

YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED within ten days after the service of this Civil Bill upon you, to enter, or cause to be entered with the County Registrar, at the Circuit Court family office at (address) an Appearance to answer the claim of (name and address of Applicant), the Applicant as endorsed hereon.

AND TAKE NOTICE that unless you do enter an Appearance, you will be held to have admitted the said claim and the Applicant may proceed therein and judgment given against you in your absence without further notice.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that if you intend to defend the proceedings on any grounds, you must not only enter an Appearance as aforesaid, but also, within ten days after entry of the Appearance, deliver a statement in writing showing the nature and grounds of your Defence. The Appearance and Defence may be entered by posting them to the Registrar''''s office and by giving copies to the Applicant and his Solicitor by post.

Dated the___day of_________200_

To: Respondent''''s solicitor

Signed:________________________
Solicitor for the Applicant

(i) The Applicant and Respondent were married on the_____day of__________ 19__ at (name and address of church).
(ii) The Applicant and Respondent have been living apart for ?? years, since (date).
During that time the Applicant lived at (full list of addresses). The Respondent lived at (addresses, if known).
(iii) Details of any previous matrimonial proceedings and of any separation agreement.
(iv) There are ? children of the marriage (list names, dates of birth) or There are no children of the marriage.
(v) Details of present and past family homes.
(vi) Description of any land or premises referred to in the Civil Bill, and whether it is registered or unregistered land.
(vii) Basis of jurisdiction (domicile, residence or place of work of the Applicant or Respondent and rateable value of any property - s. 38(2) and (3) 1996 Act).
(viii) Occupations of both parties.
(ix) At the date of institution of these proceedings, the Applicant and Respondent had lived apart from one another for at least four of the preceding five years. There is no reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the Applicant and Respondent. Proper provision, having regard to the circumstances, has been made for the Applicant and Respondent.

AND THE APPLICANT CLAIMS:
(Here provide a numbered list of the individual reliefs sought, by reference to sections of Act)

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that, in any cases where financial relief is sought by either party, you must file with the Defence herein, or in any event within 20 days after the service of this Civil Bill upon you, at the aforementioned Circuit Court Office an Affidavit of Means (and, where appropriate, an Affidavit of Welfare) in the manner prescribed by the Rules of this Court, and serve a copy of same as provided by the Rules of this Court on the Applicant or his Solicitor at the address provided below.

Dated the__________day of___________200_

Signed:____________________________
Solicitor for the Applicant

To: The Registrar,
Circuit Family Court

and/

To: Respondent''''s solicitor

TAKE NOTICE that it is in your interest to have legal advice in regard to these proceedings. If you cannot afford a private solicitor, you may be entitled to legal aid provided by the State at a minimum cost to you. Details of this legal aid service are available at the Legal Aid Board, St Stephen''''s Green House, Dublin 2 (telephone 01-661 5811), where you can obtain the addresses and telephone numbers of the Legal Aid Centres in your area.