Fauzi Marcelo Matias, you are hereby summoned and required to serve upon the Plaintiff, if self-represented, or the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address appear above, an answer to the complaint which is herewith served upon you.
Under the Rhode Island Family Court Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, your answer must be in writing and filed with the court within twenty (20) days after service of this summons, complaint, and all other required documents. A copy of your answer should also be forwarded to the Plaintiff, if self-represented, or the Plaintiff’s attorney.
Failure to answer may result in a judgment by default against you for the relief requested in the complaint. Under the Family Court Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure, your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim you may have against the Plaintiff. Failure to do so may prohibit you from making such a claim in any other action.
Further, you are hereby summoned and ordered to appear remotely by video before the court on the dates and at the times listed below by accessing the hearings as indicated below. If you do not have access to an electronic device to appear remotely by video, please contact the clerk’s office at the telephone number listed above. If you fail to appear, court orders may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the attached complaint or motion.
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