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Existing instructions to review Starting point : Read the summons and respondent instructions immediately and record when you were served.Who the instructions concern : A respondent served with an Oregon dissolution petition. Use the respondent packet matching the children and case type.Prepare: Petition, summons and date of service : Petition, summons and date of servicePrepare: Existing related orders : Existing related ordersPrepare: Income, asset and debt records : Income, asset and debt recordsPrepare: Proposed parenting and support information if applicable : Proposed parenting and support information if applicablePrepare: Completed response and companion forms : Completed response and companion formsPrepare: Fee waiver/deferral application if needed : Fee waiver/deferral application if neededPublisher instruction 1 : Read the summons and respondent instructions immediately and record when you were served.Publisher instruction 2 : Compare each requested term with your position, including property, debts, support and parenting issues.Publisher instruction 3 : Complete the matching response and confidential forms; obtain legal review for retirement benefits, disputed property or safety concerns.Publisher instruction 4 : Send the other party or their lawyer the copy required by the packet and complete the certificate of mailing.Publisher instruction 5 : File the response with the court and pay the fee or request waiver or deferral before the applicable deadline.Publisher instruction 6 : Follow local hearings, mediation requirements and judgment procedures and keep your court contact address current.Submission instructions : Which current publisher instructions apply to Submission instructions? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Costs and fee questions : Which current publisher instructions apply to Costs and fee questions? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.After submission : Which current publisher instructions apply to After submission? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Returned, denied or unresolved requests : Which current publisher instructions apply to Returned, denied or unresolved requests? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Language, disability and offline access : Which current publisher instructions apply to Language, disability and offline access? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Respond to a divorce or dissolution petition
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