Uncontested Divorce Glossary

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Venue: The proper or a possible place for the trial of a lawsuit. 
 

Verified Answer: The Defendant's response to the Verified Complaint. The principal difference between a Verified Answer and a counterclaim in a divorce action is that a Verified Answer responds only to the allegations of the Verified Complaint, whereby a counterclaim is added to the Verified Answer to additionally allege that the Defendant seeks a divorce from the Plaintiff. 
 

Verified Complaint: The document containing the Plaintiff's allegations of his or her grounds for divorce. (Form UD-2).