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Start with the papers
Upload what you were served. We read every page.
Petition, citation, attachments - PDFs or photos are fine. We pull out the court, the parties, the claims, the amount, and the date you were served, then look the case up in the court's records to confirm it's real and active.
CITATION - JUSTICE COURT
CAUSE NO. 24-SC-01234
ACME COLLECTIONS LLC, Plaintiff
v.
JORDAN SMITH, Defendant
IN THE JUSTICE COURT
PRECINCT 4, TEXAS
DEFENDANT'S ORIGINAL ANSWER
I. OPENING
II. GENERAL DENIAL
III. SPECIFIC DENIALS
IV. DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT OF FACTS
V. AFFIRMATIVE MATTERS AND APPLICABLE LAW
VI. PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Signed electronically
The document
Your Answer, in proper Texas pleading format.
Drafted from your side of the story, section by section: a general denial, your specific responses, your statement of facts, and what you ask the court to do. You review every word and can edit any section before you sign.
Beyond the Answer
Whatever you need to file, it's covered.
Every case starts with the Answer. If yours needs more, the same case file carries you the rest of the way.
$199 flatThe Answer
Your written response, drafted from your facts and filed with the court, with proof of filing. There is no court fee for filing an answer.
+ $99 with your AnswerCounterclaim
If the plaintiff owes you money too, you can ask for it in the same case - up to $20,000 in a justice court. Filed together with your Answer, plus the court's counterclaim filing fee.
Motion to Transfer Venue
If the case was filed in a county far from where you live or where the dispute happened, this motion asks the court to transfer it.
Set aside a default judgment
If a judgment was entered before you could respond, a Motion to Set Aside asks the court to reopen the case and hear your side.
Always part of it
Why timing matters
The clock started the day you were served.
In a Texas justice court, your written answer is generally due by the end of the 14th day after you were served (Tex. R. Civ. P. 502.5). If no answer is on file after that, the court can enter a default judgment - a decision made without your side of the story.
How it works
One clean path from "I got served" to "my response is filed."
Most people finish in an afternoon. You stay in control of every decision.
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Upload the papers
Petition and citation - PDFs or photos. We read every page and pull out the court, parties, claims, amount, and service date.
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Verify with the court
We look your case up in the court's records and confirm it's a Justice Court case you can respond to on your own.
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Quick intake
Five to seven short questions so we know we can help you here. If the case is out of scope, we'll say so and point you to an attorney.
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Your report
Plain-English summary, the exact Texas statutes involved, and your response deadline - computed for you.
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Draft the response
Focused questions about the facts, then a drafted answer - section by section, written in proper Texas pleading format.
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Review and file
Edit any section. Sign electronically. We file directly with the court and deliver a copy to the plaintiff.
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After filing
Your status page tracks your filing until the court accepts it and holds the court-stamped copy. After that, the court contacts you directly about next steps, including any hearing date.
The package
One flat price. Add a counterclaim if you're owed too.
The Answer
Respond to the lawsuit
$199
one time - no court fee for filing an answer
- Your court papers read and checked against the court's records
- A plain-English report with your deadline computed
- Your Answer drafted in proper Texas pleading format
- You review, edit, and sign before anything is filed
- Filed with the court, with proof of filing, and a copy delivered to the plaintiff
Answer + Counterclaim
Respond and claim what you're owed
$298
$199 + $99, one time - plus the court's counterclaim filing fee, shown before you pay
- Everything in The Answer
- Your counterclaim - ask for up to $20,000 in the same case
- Filed together with your Answer, in the same case
- The court's fee passed through at cost - you see it before you pay
Every case starts with the Answer. You can add the counterclaim any time before your Answer is filed.
Common questions
Things people ask before starting.
Don't let the deadline pass.
Upload the papers and start. It takes a few minutes to understand what you're up against - and a few more to prepare your response.
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