Find your state's calculator
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It's the state named at the top of your court papers — usually where you live.
State calculators
- Arizona Answer deadline calculator — 20 days (30 if you were served out of state)
- California Answer deadline calculator — 30 days, in every court
- Florida Answer deadline calculator — 20 days in County or Circuit Court; small claims uses a pretrial conference instead
- Georgia Answer deadline calculator — 30 days, in every court
- New York Answer deadline calculator — 20 days if handed to you personally; 30 days if served another way
- Ohio Answer deadline calculator — 28 days in Municipal, County, or Common Pleas Court; small claims sets a trial date instead
- Texas Answer deadline calculator — 14 days in Justice Court; 20 days then the next Monday in District or County Court
More states are on the way. If yours isn't here yet, your deadline is printed on your Summons, and the court clerk can confirm it for free.
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