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Answer: The defendant has 21 days to answer unless the defendant is the United States or an employee thereof. Then the answer is due in 60 days. The answer is filed with the Clerk of Court and the plaintiff is served a copy of it. Default judgment may be granted if the defendant does not file the answer timely.
All a general denial means is that you want your spouse to put on evidence of the things they are saying in their divorce petition. You are not saying the things in the divorce petition are untrue.
When Should I File My Answer? An answer to a divorce petition must be filed within a certain timeframe. If you are served in person or by certified mail, you need to submit your answer by 10 am on the Monday after 20 days have gone by since you were served with papers.
According to this federal district court case, an answer to a complaint that states that the defendant lacks sufficient information to admit or deny an allegation is considered a general denial and not affirmative defense to the allegation.
Rule 190 - Discovery Limitations 190.1 Discovery Control Plan Required. Every case must be governed by a discovery control plan as provided in this Rule. A plaintiff must allege in the first numbered paragraph of the original petition whether discovery is intended to be conducted under Level 1, 2, or 3 of this Rule.
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Talk with a lawyer about your options. Effective January 1, 2021, once a party to a family law case (like a divorce) files an answer, both sides must exchange certain information and documents within 30 days. Filing an answer protects your right to have a say in the issues involved in your divorce.
All a general denial means is that you want your spouse to put on evidence of the things they are saying in their divorce petition. You are not saying the things in the divorce petition are untrue.
The respondent is responsible for responding to your original petition for divorce. The document used to respond two an original divorce petition is the respondent's original answer. The original answer is typically a concise document in response to the basic arguments presented in your original petition.
The Texas courts adopted Rule 21a which allows a party to serve official court documents via email. Before the adoption of Rule 21a, parties had to mail hard copy versions of court filings. This slowed down the litigation process and created a higher risk of parties not receiving filed documents and materials.
You have a limited time to file your Answer. In most cases, counting from the day you were served, you have 20 days plus until the following Monday, at 10 a.m. to file your Answer. Count all the calendar days including weekends and holidays. However, in some kind of cases, the Answer deadline is shorter than 20 days.

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