Acknowledgment of serviceE+W
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19.5.—(1) Subject to paragraph(2), each respondent must—
(a)file an acknowledgment of service within 14 days beginning with the date on which the application is served; and
(b)serve the acknowledgment of service on the applicant and any other party.
(2) If the application is to be served out of the jurisdiction, the respondent must file and serve an acknowledgment of service within the period set out in Practice Direction 6B.
(3) The acknowledgment of service must—
(a)state whether the respondent contests the application;
(b)state, if the respondent seeks a different order from that set out in the application, what that order is; and
(c)be signed by the respondent or the respondent's legal representative.