If you are sued for divorce, you may not respond to the lawsuit, but only by your own will. However, the adverse consequences of this need to be borne by ourselves. Because to give up responding to the lawsuit is to give up the right of defense, and may bear the consequences of losing the lawsuit.
Legal basis:
Article 1079 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
If one of the husband and wife requests divorce, the relevant organization may mediate or directly file a divorce lawsuit with the people's court.
When hearing divorce cases, the people's courts shall conduct mediation; Divorce shall be granted if the relationship has really broken down and mediation has failed.