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Is a petitioner in contemp if they do not have the respondent served?
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∙ 14y ago
How can you proceed with a civil suit with only one side present? It greatly depends on how the judge views the situation. If you filed a civil suit BUT NEVER SERVED THE RESPONDANT just how did you expect the respondant to know about the case and show up in court. On the day of the case when you, your attorney and the judge show up - the judge may well consider that you abused not only HIS time but the court's time as well, he quite possibly MIGHT find you in contempt of court and fine you.
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Who is a petitioner and who is the respondent?
the petitioner is the person whoe served the papers and the respondent is the person who will response to the petitioner
The respondent did not serve their answer to the summons to the petitioner. What can the petitioner do about it?
what happen's if a respondent dose not serve the petitioner a response to a summons
Who opposes the petitioner?
the respondent
if a petition for visitation was filed a hearing was held but the respondent avoided being served and the law master gave the petitioner 120 days to locate her how does the petitioner get the process server to reserve the respondent ?
If the respondent does not want to be served, it is really not up to the petitioner to locate him. What the court wants is a concerted effort in locating the respondent so that later the respondent cannot say that no effort was made. Keep a journal of your efforts to show the court. Make an entry for every phone call, every address check, every mutual friend you talk to, every possible employer you contact, etc. You can relay this information then to the court as you learn about the individual's whereabouts, but it probably will not result in the individual being served.
Who is the petitioner and who is the respondant?
The Petitioner is the one that files the claim or call for action & the respondent is the one that the claim is against or the opponent.
Who is petitioner?
The person who asked the court for the divorce. The other person is Respondent.
What are two kinds of parties that have their cases heard by the US Supreme Court?
The parties to a US Supreme Court case are typically referred to as the Petitioner and the Respondent. This is approximately analogous to the Plaintiff (Petitioner) and Defendant (Respondent) in a criminal case.
How does one become a respondent in a divorce case?
One can become a respondent in a divorce case when their partner files for a divorce. The one who files the divorce is the petitioner and the other partner is the respondent.
Why would title of petitioner and respondent alternate during active court proceeding?
They shouldn't alternate in any one docket. However, the petitioner in one docket (e.g., child support) might be the respondent in another, related docket (e.g., visitation).
Petitioner wants to sign divorce but not Respondent?
If they refuse, and does not appeal, ile a motion for a default order.
Are there any laws in Illinois that will protect respondent when the petitioner in an order of protection contacts the respondent and petitioner also violates original divorce decree?
Question is not really worded clearly. However - the same order that prevents the respondant from contacting the petitioner also protects the respondant from being contacted by the petitioner. THey are in equal violation and can be sanctioned by the court that issued the order. The petitioner can NOT contact and harass the respondant just because the petitioner thinks they are 'protected.' However, even if the petitioner can be proven to be violating the divorce decree that is a separate issue from the protection order which will have to be handled as a contempt matter.
In cases that reach the Supreme Court on certiorari does the Petitioner bring the case against the Respondent?
Yes. The Petitioner (or Appellant) brings his or her case against the Respondent (or Appellee). The Petitioner is the one who files a petition for a writ of certiorari.Usually, this means the Petitioner lost in the intermediate Court of Appeals, but there have been occasional instances where the winning party files first, in anticipation of the decision being challenged. This strategy is sometimes employed because the Petitioner gets to present his (or her) case first, and may reserve a portion of his allotted 30 minutes for rebuttal after the Respondent has argued. Having an opportunity to rebut the opponent's argument can present a significant advantage.
