What happens after you file an answer to a complaint?
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What happens after you file an answer to a complaint?
After you file an answer with the court, The court clerk will give the case a court date for you and the plaintiff to see a judge. The court will mail you the date. If your case is in small claims court, go to court on the date in the summons.
How do you fill out an answer to a complaint?
How do I answer the complaint?Read the summons and make sure you know the date you must answer by.Read the complaint carefully. Write your answer.Sign and date the answer.Make copies for the plaintiff and yourself.Mail a copy to the plaintiff. File your answer with the court by the date on the summons.
How does a defendant answer a complaint?
When the plaintiff files the complaint with the court, the court issues a summons, which instructs the defendant to answer the complaint within a specific time dictated by the rules in the court where the complaint was filed. Once the complaint and summons are served on a defendant, a response is required.
