A. Joint Petitions. Because joint petitions are signed and filed by both parties, no further notice or service is required.
B. Individual Petitions. Upon receipt of an individual petition, the court shall attach to the petition a Notice to Respondent (formerly orders of notice) and an appearance form.
(1) The court forwards a notice to the respondent, indicating that the petition has been filed and that the respondent or the respondent’s attorney may accept service of the petition at the court within ten (10) days. A respondent’s attorney, who has filed an appearance, may request and accept service by mail provided the attorney files a receipt of service signed by the respondent within five (5) business days of the attorney’s receipt of t