The Plaintiff then has the Defendant served with the Summons and Verified Complaint or Summons with Notice within 120 days of filing. I am doing my divorce pro se, Im attempting to file for discovery.I was told to use form 35.5. You must file an Order to Show Cause to enforce the judgment. The "Notice of service of discovery" was for "Interrogatories and a request for production of documents". This is an outline of the general steps in a typical family law case such as divorce (dissolution) or parentage (unmarried parents). Be sure to sign your responses. Fill in the "certificate of service" on the last page before mailing them back to the other side. This process is known as formal discovery. In divorce cases, the discovery process is primarily used to obtain financial information.