Put the lawsuit behind you.
Know your exact deadline. File your answer on time. Settle or get it dismissed. Loop in a lawyer to guide you.
From served to case closed
Inhouse guides every step, from the first read of the papers to the final order.
Know your deadline and the claim
- Your answer date, counted the way your court counts it
- Every claim, fee and exhibit in the complaint, checked line by line
File your answer on time
- An answer to every paragraph, with the defenses that fit your facts
- A default set aside or more time, if a deadline slips
Challenge their case
- Motions to dismiss, arbitration requests and counterclaims
- Discovery answers, exhibits and talking points for your hearing
Settle or close it out
- A realistic number, based on what they can prove
- The signed dismissal, and your credit reports checked
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Two ways to answer
Both cover every step, from the day you’re served to the day it’s closed.
Inhouse AI
Inhouse reads the complaint, counts your deadline and drafts your filings.
- Your answer deadline, counted the way your court counts it
- Answers, motions and counterclaims, ready for you to file
- Their exhibits and math, checked line by line
- Settlement letters and hearing scripts
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What we
see go wrong
Easy to avoid before you answer. Hard to undo after.
Opening the papers too late
One man uploaded his summons on the day his answer was due. The clock runs whether you read the papers or not.
Assuming a missed deadline means you’ve lost
The other side still has to ask for a default, and many courts disfavor them.
Skipping their exhibits
Bills of sale, statements and work orders held the defense in four of the cases we studied most closely.
Raising a defense that isn’t true
One father had to drop his objection to service once he found the delivery receipt he’d signed.
Ignoring the arbitration clause
On a $7,000 card debt, arbitration fees can cost the debt buyer more than the debt.
Treating fees and add-ons as settled
A 50% collection fee, unexplained interest and attorney’s fees all need proof.
Results
Real examples of how we’ve helped people respond to lawsuits.
Sued by a debt buyer a week before trial, she got the case dismissed.
A debt buyer sued her for about $5,700 on a financed medical bill. Inhouse went through the papers it had sent. The bill of sale didn’t match the dates on the account file, a transfer notice was unsigned, and interest and fees were stacked on with no proof. Inhouse drafted a motion to dismiss for lack of standing and a motion to strike their records affidavit. She filed both that day, and the court dismissed the case.
1 week
before trial, when she came to us
2 motions, filed the same day
A restoration company sued a homeowner for $25,000 after a water leak. Inhouse found the line in its own work order that capped her share at the $2,500 deductible, and drafted her offer and her motions.
A debt buyer sued her twice. Its own paperwork showed her account being sold before the seller even owned it, and Inhouse built her counterclaims around that mistake.
We flagged that his answer was due that same afternoon and walked him through filing the court’s simple answer form in person, to avoid a $12,662 default.
By 10 a.m. on the Monday after 20 days from service, with mailing time built in, or by e-filing from out of state.
We broke the $2,405 claim into its four bills and fees, drafted a validation demand and prepared talking points for the court date.
No. A pleading only needs your signature. Notaries are for affidavits and deeds.
We drafted a motion to dismiss for lack of standing and a motion to strike their records affidavit. The case was dismissed.
We built federal and Ohio consumer-law counterclaims around specific problems in their papers, including an assignment dated before the seller owned the account.
We drafted a motion to compel arbitration using the agreement they attached. Arbitrating a $7,248 claim can cost them more than the debt.
No. They still have to move for a default, South Carolina courts disfavor defaults, and her medical records support more time. We wrote her talking points for the phone hearing.
We set a target range for each debt and drafted the first offer, citing her record of finishing an earlier settlement with the same firm.
Get the signed dismissal order from the clerk, and watch your credit reports.
Related documents
Answer to complaint
Respond to every claim, on time.
Affirmative defenses
State the defenses you don’t want to lose.
Demurrer
Challenge a California complaint before you answer it.
Certificate of service
Show the court the other side got your filing.
Motion to dismiss
Ask the court to end a case that doesn’t hold up.
Motion to strike
Remove claims or evidence that don’t belong.
Motion to compel arbitration
Move the case where your contract says it goes.
Counterclaim
Bring your own claims against the side that sued you.
Debt validation letter
Make a collector prove what you owe.
Motion to set aside default
Undo a default and get your day in court.
Motion for extension of time
Ask for more time before the deadline passes.
Motion for continuance
Move a hearing you can’t make.
Discovery responses
Answer their questions without giving away more.
Declaration
Put your side of the facts under oath.
Exhibit list
Line up your evidence for the judge.
Hearing outline
Know what you’ll say before you walk in.
Settlement offer letter
Make an offer without setting a trap for yourself.
Settlement agreement
Put the deal in writing, with a full release.
Stipulated dismissal
Close the case once you’ve settled.