Make two copies of your written Answer: One copy is for your records, the other copy is to be mailed to the person listed on the Certificate of Service. Take the original Answer to the Clerk of Court for the County listed at the top of the Summons.
If you have been served with divorce papers in Florida, you need to answer the divorce petition within a certain amount of time. You generally have 20 days to respond from the date of service. Answering a divorce petition in Florida can be done by filing an answer and/or an answer and a counterpetition. Do not wait to.
Draft an Answer. Pull the header information from the plaintiff's petition. Title your Answer “Answer to Plaintiff's Petition/Complaint.” Center this title and make it bold. Introduce yourself. Admit, deny, or claim that you lack sufficient knowledge to admit or deny each of the plaintiff's numbered allegations.
Your answer must be in writing and must be filed (received) on time with the Clerk of Courts at the Courthouse of the County listed at the top of the Summons (For example, Duval County Courthouse, etc.).
The summons you received should give you a time frame within which you need to respond. You need to respond in writing by denying that you owe the debt and asserting that the statute of limitations has run as discussed above. You should be notified of a court date and can go in and lay out your case at that point.
Your answer should include the court name, case name, case number, and your affirmative defenses. Print three copies of your answer. File one with the clerk's office and mail (or “serve”) one to the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney.
Basically, you need to explain the reason you are filing, what you would like to see happen (the relief you are requesting) and provide specific examples of what occurred that makes you think the judge should give you what you are asking for.
Answering the lawsuit can be as simple as drafting a document and writing 'admit' or 'deny' or “without knowledge” in correlation to each numbered paragraph in the summons. Your answer to the lawsuit must address every allegation individually.
You may download a domicile form or obtain one at any Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller location. Bring or mail the form to a Clerk's office location to be recorded. You must bring some form of legal identification if you need your document notarized.
A declaration of domicile in Hillsborough is a legal document that establishes Hillsborough, Florida as an individual's legal domicile, or permanent residence. The document is typically used for legal purposes, such as for filing taxes, to obtain a driver's license, or to establish voting rights.