Answer To Complaint For Divorce And Counterclaim (With Children)

1 Code No. ____________________________ 2 Name: ____________________________ 3 Address: ____________________________ 4 ____________________________ 5 Telephone Number: _______________________ 6 In Proper Person 7 8 IN THE ____________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA 9 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF _____________________ 10 11 ____________________________ ) 12 (The other partys name) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. _____________________ 13 v s ) ) Dept. No. _____________________ 14 ______________________________ ) (Your name) ) 15 Defendant. ) ___________________________________) 16 17 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE AND COUNTERCLAIM 18 (With Children) COMES NOW, Defendant, __________________________, in Proper Person, and 19 ( Your name) 20 hereby Answers Plaintiffs Complaint as follows: 21 I. 22 On the line below, write in the paragraph numbers from the Complaint that you agree 23 with. 24 Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph(s) _____________________ 25 __________________ of the Complaint. Exhibit H 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 1 II. 2 On the line below, write in the paragraph numbers from the Complaint that you do not agree with. 3 4 Defendant denies the allegations contained in paragraph(s) ________________________ 5 of the Complaint. 6 III. 7 On the line below, write in the paragraph numbers from the Complaint that you do not know to be true or false because you do not have enough information. 8 9 After reasonable investigation, this Defendant is without sufficient information to form a 10 belief as to the truth or falsity of the matters alleged in paragraph(s) _______________________ 11 of the Complaint; the allegations are therefe denied with proof deor manded at trial. 12 COUNTERCLAIM 13 Defendant, as and for a Counterclaim for Divorce against Plaintiff, alleges as follows: IV. 14 The ____________________________ is a resident of the State of Nevada, C ounty of 15 (Plaintiff or Defendant) _______________________, for a period of more than six weeks immediately preceding the 16 (County of residence) commencement of this action, has resided in, been physically present in, and is a resident of, the 17 State of Nevada, and intends to continue to make the State of Nevada __________ home for an 18 (his or her) indefinite period of time. 19 The ____________________ is a resident of the State of _______________, County of 20 (Plaintiff or Defendant) (State of residence) _______________________. 21 (County of residence) 22 V. 23 The parties were married on ___________________, in __________________________ (date of marriage) (City or County of Marriage) 24 State of _____________________________, and ever since that day have been, and are now, (State in which marriage took place) 25 husband and wife. Exhibit H 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 1 VI. The parties were separated on ___________________________. 2 ( date) 3 VII. 4 Wife _________________ pregnant at this time. 5 (is or is not) 6 If Wife is pregnant at this time, answer the following questions. If Wife is not pregnant, 7 print N/A in the spaces. 8 9 Husband _____________ the father of the unborn child. The unborn child is (is or is not) 10 due to be born on: (date of expected birth)__________________________________. 11 VIII. 12 In the following paragraph, list all minor children born of this union, whether born prior 13 to marriage or during the marriage and also include any minor children who were adopted during the time of the marriage. 14 15 That there are _____________ minor children born to, or adopted, through this union. (Number of minor children) 16 N ame Age Date of Birth 17 18 ______________________________________ _____________ ___________________ ______________________________________ _____________ ___________________ 19 ______________________________________ _____________ ___________________ 20 ______________________________________ _____________ ___________________ 21 ______________________________________ _____________ ___________________ 22 23 ______________________________________ _____________ _____ ______________ 24 25 Exhibit H 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 1 IX. 2 Childrens Residence In the following paragraph, print each childs name and indicate in what State each 3 child presently resides and how long the child has resided in that state. 4 5 The state of residence of the children is as follows: 6 Name State Of Residence Length Of Time Child Has Lived In That State 7 ____________________ _____________________ _________________________ 8 ____________________ _____________________ _________________________ 9 ____________________ _____________________ __________________________ 10 ____________________ _____________________ __________________________ 11 ____________________ ______________________ __________________________ 12 If the children have not been physically present in the State of Nevada for the past six 13 months, STOP HERE. There may be a jurisdictional issue regarding the authority of the court to enter orders concerning custody and visitation of the children and you should seek 14 immediate legal assistance on this matter before going any further. 15 X. 16 LEGAL CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN 17 WARNING: Your choice of custody terms will have a direct effect on your legal rights 18 to your children. Be sure you are familiar with the legal definitions of the different kinds of custody before you agree to how custody will be stated in these documents. 19 The policy of the State of Nevada is to grant parents joint legal custody. Sole legal 20 custody is granted only in extreme or unusual circumstances. 21 Initial only ONE of the following statements and print N/A in the other space. 22 WARNING: If you select SOLE CUSTODY you must describe facts which demonstrate why joint custody is not in the childs best interest and you may be 23 required to appear in court to justify your choice of sole legal custody.. 24 25 Exhibit H 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 1 _________ Mother and father are fit and proper persons to share joint legal custody of the minor Initial 2 child(ren) ___________________________________________________________ __________ (names of child(ren) 3 OR 4 5 _________ __________________________ is a fit and proper person to have sole legal custody Initial (mother or father) 6 of