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1 Filing Fee: The filing fee depends on the status of your case. If no order has been entered yet, there should not be a filing fee. If you are responding to a motion that re-opened a case, there is usually a $25 fee. If you originally got a divorce by filing a Joint Petition, there is an additional $57 filing fee to file this opposition. Generic Opposition This form tells the judge and the other party why you are opposed to what the other party asked for. You have to explain the legal basis forr your request. Motion / Opposition Feee Information Sheet This form tells the Clerk of Court whether you need to pay a filing fee. Financial Disclosure Form (ask staff for this form, since it is not included in this packet) This form is REQUIRED if you or the other partyy are asking for any financial orders. WARNING!! If you do not file this form withinn TWO DAYS of filing your opposition, the judge may deny all of your requests for financial assistance, or may grant the other party s request for financial assistance. You must attach h your last three paystubss to this form. Exhibit Appendix if you have exhibits to file, ask the SHC staff for this form. In person: Bring the documents listed above and your filing fee to the Family Courthouse. will file them with the Clerk of Court. You Online: You can upload your documents at t.wiznet.com/clarknv/pages/login.jsp. There is a $3..50 fee for each document you upload. What to Serve: A copy of every document you filed. Who To Serve: If the other party has an attorney: Mail a copy of the documents to the attorney. If the other party does not have an attorney: Mail a copy of the documents to the other party. When To Serve: You must mail the documents WITHIN THREE CALENDAR DAYS after getting the filed copies back from the Clerk s Office. How To Serve: The documents can be sent by regular mail.

2 OPPS Name: Address: Telephone: Address: Self-Represented DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA Plaintiff, vs. Defendant. CASE NO.: DEPT: DATE OF HEARING: TIME OF HEARING: Oral Argument Requested: Yes No OPPOSITION TO (title of the motion you are opposing) (Your name), in Proper Person, files this opposition to the motion referenced above. Financial Disclosure Form ( FDF ) Certification. ( check one) This matter does not have anything to do with money or financial relief. I understand that I must file my FDF within 2 judicial days of filing this opposition to support my request for financial relief. Failure to file a timely, complete, and accurate FDF may result in the court ruling against me and/or imposing sanctions. I filed a Financial Disclosure Form in the last 6 months and have no changes to report Family Law Self-Help Center Generic Opposition * You are responsible for knowing the law about your case. For more information on the law, this form, and free classes, visit or the Family Law Self Help Center at 601 N. Pecos Road. To find an attorney, call the State Bar of Nevada at (702)

3 POINTS AND AUTHORITIES LEGAL ARGUMENT. (explain all relevant laws and legal authorities that support your position. If you do not provide and explain the legal basis that supports each of your requests, your requests may be considered without merit and denied.) FACTS AND ARGUMENT (explain all relevant facts the judge needs to know to make a decision) (attach additional pages if more space is needed) Page 2 of 3 Generic Opposition

4 CONCLUSION (explain what you want the judge to order) I respectfully ask the Court to grant me the following, including an award of attorney s fees if I am able to retain an attorney for this matter, and any other relief the Court finds appropriate. 1. Deny the other party s motion; DATED, 20. Submitted By: (your signature) (print your name) DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION I declare, under penalty of perjury: a. I have read the foregoing opposition, and the factual averments it contains are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, except as to those matters based on information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. Those factual averments contained in the referenced filing are incorporated here as if set forth in full. b. Additional facts to support my requests include: (write anything else that the judge should know to make a decision about your case, or write N/A if there is nothing else to add) c. Any Exhibit(s) in support of this Opposition will be filed separately in an Exhibit Appendix. I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED, 20. Submitted By: (your signature) (print your name) Page 3 of 3 Generic Opposition

5 MOFI Plaintiff/Petitioner v. Defendant/Respondent DISTRICT COURT FAMILY DIVISION CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA Case No. Dept. MOTION/OPPOSITION FEE INFORMATION SHEET Notice: Motions and Oppositions filed after entry of a final order issued pursuant to NRS 125, 125B or 125C are subject to the reopen filing fee of $25, unless specifically excluded by NRS Additionally, Motions and Oppositions filed in cases initiated by joint petition may be subject to an additional filing fee of $129 or $57 in accordance with Senate Bill 388 of the 2015 Legislative Session. Step 1. Select either the $25 or $0 filing fee in the box below. $25 The Motion/Opposition being filed with this form is subject to the $25 reopen fee. -OR- $0 The Motion/Opposition being filed with this form is not subject to the $25 reopen fee because: The Motion/Opposition is being filed before a Divorce/Custody Decree has been entered. The Motion/Opposition is being filed solely to adjust the amount of child support established in a final order. The Motion/Opposition is for reconsideration or for a new trial, and is being filed within 10 days after a final judgment or decree was entered. The final order was entered on. Other Excluded Motion (must specify). Step 2. Select the $0, $129 or $57 filing fee in the box below. $0 The Motion/Opposition being filed with this form is not subject to the $129 or the $57 fee because: The Motion/Opposition is being filed in a case that was not initiated by joint petition. The party filing the Motion/Opposition previously paid a fee of $129 or $57. -OR- $129 The Motion being filed with this form is subject to the $129 fee because it is a motion to modify, adjust or enforce a final order. -OR- $57 The Motion/Opposition being filing with this form is subject to the $57 fee because it is an opposition to a motion to modify, adjust or enforce a final order, or it is a motion and the opposing party has already paid a fee of $129. Step 3. Add the filing fees from Step 1 and Step 2. The total filing fee for the motion/opposition I am filing with this form is: $0 $25 $57 $82 $129 $154 Party filing Motion/Opposition: Date Signature of Party or Preparer

6 CSERV Name: Address: Telephone: Address: In Proper Person DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA Plaintiff, vs. Defendant. CASE NO.: DEPT: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, (name of person who served the document), declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the following is true and correct. That I served the: (check all that apply) Motion Answer Financial Disclosure Form Opposition Reply Notice of Entry of Judgment / Order / Decree Other: In the following manner: (check one) Mail: By depositing a copy in the U.S. Mail in the State of Nevada, postage prepaid, on the (day) of (month), 20 addressed to: (Print the name and address of the person you mailed the document to) Electronic: Through the Court s electronic service system on (date) at (time) a.m. p.m. DATED this day of, 20 Submitted By: (Signature) _ 2016 Family Law Self-Help Center Certificate of Service