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Maine Acknowledgment and Receipt of Summons Form

If a spouse that did not apply for a divorce wants to notify the court that he/she are aware that a divorce case has been filed against them, he/she has to use the Acknowledgment of Receipt of Summons and Complaint form.

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STATE OF MAINE
SUPERIOR COURTDISTRICT COURT
______________________     , ss.Location                                               Docket No. _____________    Docket No.                                          __________________________ Plaintiff
          ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
    v.      RECEIPT OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
      OR POST-JUDGMENT MOTION
__________________________ Defendant
NOTICE
Please sign the acknowledgment below and return this form in the enclosed self-addressed
stamped envelope so it will be received by the sender within 20 days from the day it was mailed to
you.  If you do not do this, you may be required by the Court to pay for the cost of serving the
Summons and Complaint or Post-Judgment Motion on you.  
(Keep one copy of this form and the copy of the Complaint or Motion for your records.)  
______________                                                                                                                                                  
STATEMENT
By signing, dating and returning this form, I state that I received a copy of the Summons and
Complaint or a copy of the Post-Judgment Motion and that:
AS TO ALL CIVIL COURT CASES, INCLUDING DIVORCE, JUDICIAL
SEPARATION AND PARENTAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITES, I understand that if I
do not file an answer to the Complaint or an objection to the Motion within the time limits established
by statute or court rule and appear at all court conferences and hearings, then a judgment may be
entered against me in my absence, and Plaintiff or the moving party may request that other orders be
entered against me.
AS TO DIVORCE, JUDICIAL SEPARATION, AND PARENTAL RIGHTS &
RESPONSIBILITIES CASES, I understand that if I do not want to file an Answer to the
Complaint, but I do want to be heard on issues of parental rights and responsibilities regarding my
children, alimony, support, counsel fees and division of marital and non-marital property,  I must file
an Entry of Appearance form and appear at all court conferences and hearings.
Date:  ____                                                                                                                          SignatureAddress:                                                                                                                                              Phone: (            )                                              IMPORTANT WARNINGYOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE COURT CLERKOF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.IF YOU DO NOT INFORM THE CLERK OF ANY CHANGES TO EITHERYOUR ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GET NOTICE OF ANY COURT CONFERENCES OR HEARINGS.CV-036, Rev. 06/98
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