If you can’t buy evidence, put everyone concerned with it on notice, like impounders and tow operators to preserve evidence. They can later be sued if they do not do everything they can to preserve state of article.

If product is owned by defendant, you can file an independent action for a temporary restraining order, and a preliminary injunction. This is to avoid any alterations that could be done on product, and keeps it safe from experimental—and possibly destructive—testing by defendant.

Finally, obtain complete history and background data of product. Find out where it was originally purchased, who its previous owners were, what modifications were done to it. Try to obtain as well a description of manufacturer and its distributors (if any), and source all literature pertaining to product, such as fliers and manuals.

Being equipped with all of these will raise your chances of winning in court. The key is to preserve evidence, and acting fast in obtaining it.

A service of process is then required. This is to prove that petition has reached other party as well. A response is then needed from other party. He or she must file a response to petition, and is allowed to either dispute grounds or defend himself or herself from them. Disagreements on custody or property division should also be filed with response.

A negotiation for division of property and custody comes next. The court usually lets couple and their respective lawyers handle this, but if they cannot agree on anything, court has to decide for them. Children are usually responsibility of social workers, whom court calls in to check on living conditions of each spouse if it is fit for children. A trial then ensues, to smooth out issues couple couldn’t resolve by themselves.

Finally, an order of resolution is given, which ends marriage and contains division of property and debts. If couple has negotiated these issues themselves, they can write their own order of resolution and submit it to court. If it meets requirements, judge approves it.