Reply:

If the Respondent files an Answer after receiving the divorce papers (thus turning it into a defended divorce), the Petitioner is allowed to comment on the Answer in a document called a Reply.  

Unless the court decides otherwise, there are no further pleadings, just Petition - Answer - Reply.

Don't forget that that the vast majority of divorces are undefended, so in mosts cases there's no Answer or Reply at all.

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