New York How to Answer a Motion is a process that allows the responding party to a civil lawsuit to respond to the claims made by the plaintiff. The process is required by the New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPR). The responding party, or defendant, has 20 days from the date of service of the summons and complaint to respond in writing to the plaintiff’s claims. The response must be in the form of an answer. The answer must respond to each of the plaintiff’s claims and must include a denial or admission of each claim. There are two types of New York How to Answer a Motion: 1. Verified Answer- This type of answer must be sworn to be true under penalty of perjury and must include a certificate of verification. 2. Unverified Answer- This type of answer must only include a response to the plaintiff’s claims and does not require a certificate of verification.