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In this lesson, you will learn the purpose of the answer stage and how a defendant is able to reply to a complaint.
Answer & Defenses
The Answer admits or denies the specific allegations in the Complaint.
It may be accompanied by Affirmative Defenses that help avoid liability for the claims.
It may also be accompanied by Counterclaims that mitigate amounts owed for the claims.
Transcript
The answer stage is where the person or persons being sued and defending the lawsuit, explain why they are not liable.
The person being sued must answer the complaint, but not by phone, text, email or letter to the judge. Instead, once the person being sued gets a complaint, he or she must answer it by pleading and writing or in person at a scheduled hearing.