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The summons itself will indicate the amount of time you have to respond to it.

Is this in federal court or state court? Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(a)(1)(A) specifies that a party has 20 days to file an answer after they are served with a complaint. However, your local rules may be slightly different from this (the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are the federal default). Usually, your state's Supreme Court website will have a link to the local rules. Just search "[name of state] Supreme Court" on your favorite search engine, and the website will likely come up first.

If it is in state court, there should also be a link to the state court rules on the supreme court website as well.

However, if it really does not specify on the summons itself, then there's nothing wrong with calling someone from the court to find out, especially if you are currently without representation. If you call the general number, they should be able to direct you to the appropriate person for help.

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The length of time in which an answer must be filed is determined by the jurisdictions rules of civil procedure. In federal court, a lawsuit must be answered in 20 days. In state courts, the time varies, but is usually 20 or 30 days.

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