Alabama Statement of Claim - Complaint - General

After serving your Statement of Claim on all the parties, you must wait for the defendants to file their Statements of Defence. If served in Alberta, the Defendant has 20 days after service of the Statement of Claim to file their Statement of Defence and provide you with a copy.

Ignoring the Civil Claim will not make it go away and it is likely that the Plaintiff will apply for Judgment against you.A Judgment may be reported to the credit bureau and affect your credit rating.

The statement of claim is a summary of the facts supporting the plaintiff's or applicant's case. The plaintiff or applicant is the person or organisation that's applying to the court to start legal proceedings.The key thing to understand about a statement of claim is it gets things started.

The document which sets out the plaintiff's allegations of fact and thus, engages the judicial process by seeking trial. "A valid Statement of Claim must disclose a presently existing, legally recognized claim against the Defendant.

A summons is a written notice, which usually is accompanied by the complaint, notifying the defendant and the court that the complaint has been served on all relevant parties and listing the date of the first court appearance for the lawsuit.

The statement of claim sets out the details of the dispute, including why the applicant is taking legal action, as well as the facts of the case, like the nature and amount of the debt owed and what the creditor is asking for. A statement of claim can usually be served personally or by post.

Statements of Claim or Summonses are the documents filed in a court or a tribunal under which litigation proceedings commence.

If you do not agree with all or some of the Plaintiff's claims you need to fill out a court form called a Defence. You can get the Defence form from a local court registry or from the Lawlink website. You must file the Defence with the court within 28 days of being served with the Statement of Claim.