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A defendant shall file his answer within twenty-one days after service of citation upon him, except as otherwise provided by law.
Below are a few options you can consider: File an answer. The most common way to respond to a complaint is by filing an answer.Negotiate. Being served with a lawsuit does not automatically mean you need to appear in court.Request more information from the plaintiff.Cross-complain.File a motion to dismiss.
1001 now provides that a defendant shall file an answer twenty-one days after service of a citation (previously fifteen days). However, if a plaintiff files and serves a discovery request with the petition, a defendant has thirty days to file an answer after service of the petition and accompanying discovery.
The filing party must request service of the citation on all named defendants within ninety (90) days of the date of filing commencing the case. The Court counts 90 calendar days beginning on the day after the date of the filing of the petition for divorce.