34A. Unless the Court otherwise directs, an originating summons in respect of any proceedings for divorce or nullity of marriage must not proceed to trial or hearing unless —
(a)
the defendant has filed a memorandum of defence under rule 12; or
(b)
where the defendant has not filed a memorandum of defence —
(i)
it is shown by affidavit in Form 35 that the defendant has been served with the originating summons and case statement;
(ii)
the defendant has returned to the plaintiff’s solicitor, or to the plaintiff (if the plaintiff is acting in person), an acknowledgment of service in Form 36, and that acknowledgment of service is filed in Court;
(iii)
it is shown by the form titled “Form for Acknowledgment of Service (By Court Process Server)” that the defendant has been served with the originating summons and case statement by a process server of the Court; or
(iv)
the defendant has appeared in Court at least once for the purposes of the proceedings.