Generally, this is due within 30 days after you were served. If you don't, the plaintiff can ask for a default. If there's a default, the court won't let you file an Answer and can decide the case without you. What if it's been more than 30 days since I got the Complaint?
How to serve your Answer Choose a server. You can't serve papers yourself. Figure out when to serve. You have 30 days after you were served the Summons and Complaint to respond. Have your server mail the papers. Your server mails these papers. Have your server sign the Proof of Service form. Make copies.
On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.
You will have to formally prepare the Motion or oppose a Motion on pleading paper in ance with the law and California Rules of Court. There are no fillable forms. Motions are complicated. You may wish to seek the advice of a lawyer to be sure the documents are properly prepared.
To respond to a Notice of Motion ((form FL-680) or an Order to Show Cause(form FL-683), your first step is to fill out a response form and a different form with information about your income and expenses. When you're done, you file both forms with the court and have a copy delivered to the other side.
How to ask for a child support order Fill out Request for Order form. Request for Order (form FL-300) ... Fill out the Income and Expense Declaration. Income and Expense Declaration (form FL-150) ... Attach documents to support your case. Make copies of your forms. File your forms.