Do I Still Need to Respond to a Partition Petition? | NC

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Q: Do I still need to respond to a partition petition if the petitioner plans to file a voluntary dismissal? A: Usually, yes — at least until the dismissal is actually filed and shown in the court record. A statement that someone plans to dismiss the case is not the same as a filed dismissal. The safer approach is to keep tracking your summons deadline and confirm with the clerk that the…