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The defendant must file a counterclaim petition as provided in Rule 502.2, and must pay a filing fee or provide a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs. The court need not generate a citation for a counterclaim and no answer to the counterclaim need be filed.
(b) The counterclaim or cross claim must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date on which the party's answer is required. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec.
A party in federal court must serve an answer to a counterclaim within 21 days to avoid a default judgment. Fed. R. Civ.
The defendant must serve a copy of the counterclaim as provided by Rule 501.4. (b)Cross-Claim. A plaintiff seeking relief against another plaintiff, or a defendant seeking relief against another defendant may file a cross-claim.
A compulsory counterclaim is a claim made by a defendant against a plaintiff that arises from the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff's claim, and which is forfeited if not raised in the same lawsuit.
Rule 92. General Denial (1985) A general denial of matters pleaded by the adverse party which are not required to be denied under oath, shall be sufficient to put the same in issue.
A compulsory counterclaim is one which, being cognizable by the regular courts of justice, arises out of or is connected with the transaction or occurrence constituting the subject matter of the opposing party's claim and does not require for its adjudication the presence of third parties of whom the court cannot