You must complete and submit the Certification form before you can collect any money owed. If after 35 days, your spouse does not formally respond to the Complaint, you may file a Request to Enter Default.You may go to Reply Affidavit to download a free civil court form or you may use a form of your own. I requested a default judgment in a family law notice of motion hearing because my ex husband did not file the mandatory. To file suit, you must fill out a Statement of Claim and Notice form. Get this from the Small Claims Clerk in your district.