An Answer is a written response to the allegations made in a Complaint, Petition, or Motion. Complete a Complaint for Custody (CC-DR-004) to ask to the court to grant you custody.If the Plaintiff does not show up at the hearing, the court will likely grant a postponement of the trial. This is called a continuance. An Order of Default in Maryland divorce allows you to proceed if your spouse refuses to respond or can't be found. Understand your rights. Located at. Telephone. Division of Vital Record's Report of Absolute Divorce or Annulment of Marriage (get this form from a court clerk). If you have received divorce papers and you ignore them, the likely result is what is called a default judgment which is generally bad. If so, the first step is to file a request for entry of default, which it sounds like you did.