This form is a Complaint For Declaratory Judgment for Return of Improperly Waived Insurance Premiums. Adapt to your specific circumstances. Don't reinvent the wheel, save time and money.
This form is a Complaint For Declaratory Judgment for Return of Improperly Waived Insurance Premiums. Adapt to your specific circumstances. Don't reinvent the wheel, save time and money.
Waiver of Service: A defendant may waive service, which means the defendant agrees to respond to the complaint even though you did not personally serve the defendant with the complaint and summons. Here are forms for waiver of service: Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons (AO 398)
A complaint is the pleading that starts a case. Essentially, a document that sets forth a jurisdictional basis for the court's power, the plaintiff's cause of action, and a demand for judicial relief.
If you waive service, then you must, within the time specified on the waiver form, serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 on the plaintiff and file a copy with the court. By signing and returning the waiver form, you are allowed more time to respond than if a summons had been served.
(1)(a) Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the person to be served with a copy of the complaint, petition, or other initial pleading or paper or by leaving the copies at his or her usual place of abode with any person residing therein who is 15 years of age or older and informing the ...
Florida allows substitute service when serving recipients with legal documents proves difficult. Process servers can leave the documents with anyone over the age of 15 in the recipient's home to meet the legal requirements of substitute service.
As an affirmative defense, if insufficient service of process is not asserted in a Rule 12(b) motion or in the answer to the pleading, then it may be deemed waived.
However, legally, a person cannot outright decline service of process in Florida. Refusing a process of service in Florida is a class one misdemeanor. The Florida process server could contact local law enforcement to report the refusal.
Once you decide to respond to a Complaint, your first step is to decide what type of response. This page will focus on the Answer form. Filing an Answer to the Complaint forces the other side to prove their case with evidence. You may also be called upon to provide evidence about what happened or defenses you claim.
The Defendant's Answer For most defendants, the answer is due by the end of the 14th day after the day the defendant was served with the citation and the petition. For defendants that were served by publication, the answer is due by the end of the 42nd day after the day the citation was issued.
If you receive a court summons and complaint, first read the court papers completely, then prepare your answer. Answering the complaint means preparing a written response and filing it with the court within the time allowed under your state's laws.