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You can do so without leave of court in Florida as a matter of course. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.190(a) allows a Plaintiff to amend its original complaint as a matter of course one time before the Complaint is served.

i. Text of Rule 12.01: A defendant shall serve an answer within thirty (30) days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him. A party served with a pleading stating a cross-claim against such party shall serve an answer thereto within thirty (30) days after the service upon him or her.

1. A party must file a response to the amended pleading within the remaining time to respond to the original pleading or within 14 days after service of the amended pleading, whichever is later. i. Georgia State Court — less special pleading requirements than in state court.

If you receive a Motion to Dismiss or a Motion for Summary Judgment, you must respond no later than five business days before the motion is set for a hearing.

Any party opposing the motion for summary judgment must, not later than five days before the hearing, serve and file a response to each fact set forth by the movant either (i) agreeing that the fact is undisputed, (ii) agreeing that the fact is undisputed for purposes of ruling on the motion for summary judgment only, ...

Leave to amend a pleading shall be freely given when justice so requires. This is generally interpreted to allow a plaintiff to at least amend his complaint one time in an attempt to state a cause of action unless, of course, it is clear that a plaintiff will not be able to state a cause of action.

(1) An application to the court for an order shall be by motion which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and shall set forth the relief or order sought.

A motion for leave to amend a pleading to assert a claim for punitive damages shall make a reasonable showing, by evidence in the record or evidence to be proffered by the claimant, that provides a reasonable basis for recovery of such damages.

A party filing a motion for leave to amend can seek court approval to make any type of change to the pleading, so long as there is no prejudice to the opposing party (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 473(a)(1)).