You have 30 days following the date you were served with the petition to file a written response with the court clerk and pay the filing fee. In the response, space is provided for you to state that you disagree with certain items asked for in the petition. You may also write in items that you would like the court to order that were not included in the petition. These are called counterclaims. If you agree with everything asked for in the petition, you are not required to file a response. The court will enter judgment based on what was asked for in the petition. After you have filled out the Response, make two copies. One copy is for your records, and the second copy is for your spouse. If your spouse does not have an attorney, mail your spouses copy to your spouses address and fill out the Certificate of Mailing form, and file it with the court.