8.—(1) A respondent or co-respondent may, within 14 days of the service of the notice of application or notice for joinder of respondents, file an answer with the Secretary in Form 12.
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(2) The answer shall be accompanied by —
(a)
a statement of the respondent’s income, earning capacity, property and other financial resources;
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(b)
a statement of the expenses incurred by the respondent in supporting his spouse or children, if any;
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(c)
a statement of the contributions and provisions, whether financial or otherwise, which the respondent has made for the maintenance of the applicant; and
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(d)
such other documents as may be required in the answer.
(3) The respondent shall serve a copy of the answer and the statements and documents referred to in paragraph (2) on the applicant and other respondents.