SOUTH CAROLINA Part 9

After being served the defendant must then file an answer to their spouse’s complaint. The answer stands as a way for the court to be certain the defendant received the documents, and as a way for the defendant to state any complaints that he or she has. The next step is for the defendant to declare his or her financial situation and file that information with the court. Once the defendant has done that he or she must take the original Financial Declaration and Answer, and two copies, to the Clerk of Court’s office where the clerk will take the original, and stamp and return the two copies. At this point the defendant will mail a stamped copy of both forms to the plaintiff (or the plaintiff’s attorney).