Owner-builders. An owner-builder is someone who takes on most of the responsibility for domestic building work carried out on their land. As an owner-builder you would need to obtain building permits, supervise or undertake the building work, and ensure the work meets building regulations and standards.
Posted September 25, 2009 10:33pm. I assume you mean that you each filed a Summons and Petition for either dissolution of marriage or legal separation, and a request for custody of children. It doesn't really matter who filed first, the controlling issue is who was served first.
If you have been served with divorce, custody, visitation or child support papers, you must file an. answer if you want to participate in the case. You should file an answer if you disagree with anything in. the papers filed by the other side, and you want the court to hear your side of the story. If you do not file.