A plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney may seek judgment on the declarations or through a scheduled default prove up hearing. Follow the Rules of Court and CCP to make sure your default is proper and enforceable.You must be prepared to enter evidence through documents and testimony. If the clerk determines all of the appropriate conditions exist to enter default, default will be entered and a "prove up" hearing will be scheduled. The clerk may set a hearing date to "prove-up" the default. Some courts take live testimony, others take testimony in the form of written declarations. Contact the court clerk to obtain a date for a "proveup" hearing. Appear on the hearing date and "prove-up" your damages before the judge. Contact the court clerk to obtain a date for a "proveup" hearing. My STBX, other than signing that she received the papers, has not participated in the divorce process.