South Dakota Answer and Counterclaim to Confirm Title
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The answer is the part that responds to the plaintiff's allegations; the counterclaim is where the defendant has a chance to set forth his or her own allegations, and request his or her own relief.
After such service of the complaint, the defendant has thirty days to answer or otherwise proceed against the complaint.
(B) A party must serve an answer to a counterclaim or crossclaim within 21 days after being served with the pleading that states the counterclaim or crossclaim.
The mother of an unmarried minor born out of wedlock is entitled to its custody, services, and earnings subject to the court's right to award custody of the child to either parent, considering the best interests of the child as to its temporal, mental, and moral welfare.
You must serve a copy of your answer to the counterclaim on each Defendant within 21 days of service of the answer and counterclaim. ND Legal Self Help Center Staff and Court employees can't help you fill out forms. If you're unsure how to proceed, consult a lawyer.
If a pleading sets forth a claim for relief to which the adverse party is not required to serve a responsive pleading, the adverse party may assert at the trial any defense in law or fact to that claim for relief.
Ing to Rule 13(a), a counterclaim is mandatory if it arises from the (A) same transaction or occurrence of the opposing party's claim AND (B) does not require adding another party over whom the court cannot assert jurisdiction.
See SDCL 15-26A-3. A motion for reconsideration is not a separate and appealable order. Rather, it is ?an invitation to the court to consider exercising its inherent power to vacate or modify its own judgment.? Breeden v. , 598 NW2d 441, 444 ( 1999).
