Fill and Sign the Lawsuit Response Template Form

IN THE ______________COURT OF _____________________ (County), ______________________________________ (State) _____________________________________________ PLAINTIFF V. CAUSE NO. ____-_____ _____________________________________________ DEFENDANT ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Comes now ________________________________________, Defendant herein, and submits his answer and affirmative defenses to the allegations contained in the Complaint filed against him herein. FIRST DEFENSE Defendant would show that the Complaint fails to state a claim or cause of action against him upon which any relief can be granted. SECOND DEFENSE And now, answering the allegations of the Complaint filed against him, paragraph by paragraph, Defendant would show the following:I. Defendant admits the allegations of Paragraph I of the Complaint __________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [e.g. that Defendant is an adult resident citizen of (street address, city, county, state, zip code)]. II. Defendant admits the allegations of Paragraph II of the Complaint ____________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [e.g. that Plaintiff is an adult resident citizen of (street address, city, county, state, zip code)]. III.Defendant denies the allegations of Paragraph III of the Complaint. WHEREFORE, now having fully answered said Complaint, Defendant requests that said Complaint be dismissed with prejudice and that Defendant be awarded costs of this suit from Plaintiff. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ DEFENDANT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, _______________________________________________ (Defendant), do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Answer and Affirmative Defenses has been sent, via first class mail, postage prepaid, to ________________________________________________ (Plaintiff) at ____________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code). So certified, this the _____ day of ___________________________, 20____. ____________________________________ DEFENDANT