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The summons tells you how and when to respond to a lawsuit. You must file an answer to the complaint in writing with the court. The complaint will include statements about the debt and about you. If any statements are false, you must tell the court by denying them in your answer.

Contact the clerk's office of the court where the lawsuit was filed. You'll find a phone number and address for the clerk's office on your summons. The clerk will be able to tell you exactly what documents you should file with your answer and whether any filing fee is required.

Court Fees Filing Fees$402.00Civil Filing fee$505.00Appeal Fee$39.00Appeal to a district judge from a judgment or conviction by a magistrate in a misdemeanor case$5.00Writ of Habeas Corpus23 more rows

How do I file a complaint or petition in civil court? You file the complaint or petition with the clerk of court. You generally want to file in the court in the county where the person you are suing lives. Along with the complaint, the court must be told where to serve (give it a copy of it to) the defendant.

Answer. Once served with a civil claim, the Defendant has thirty (30) days to electronically file an answer. If an answer is not electronically filed within 30 days, the defendant is in default. A defendant may electronically file an answer from the 31st to the 45th day upon payment of court cost.

Summons are the formal notification to a person or company that someone else is suing them. A lawsuit cannot start without a summons because the person has to know about the lawsuit to defend themselves. Serving a summons is required by law in Georgia.