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If you, or your client, are [[served]] a [[complaint]] as a [[defendant]] in a [[Minnesota]] state court, then you will need to draft an [[Answer]]. You will also want to reference the [[Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure]], specifically look at Rules [[MNRCP_Rule_4|4]], [[MNRCP_Rule_5|5]], [[MNRCP_Rule_7|7]], and [[MNRCP_Rule_12|12]].  A copy of your completed, signed and verified answer must be served on the opposing party or her attorney within 20 days after you receive the [[summons]] and complaint.  After the papers are served, you must file the original Answer and the [[affidavit of service]]  with the court and pay a filing fee (currently $320.00). You may obtain a waiver of the fees if you meet certain financial guidelines.

Below is an example of what an [[Answer]] filed in [[Hennepin County]], in the state of Minnesota, should look like.  To see the relevant hypothetical facts and prior [[pleading]] to which this example Answer is based, look at the [[Minnesota_Contract_Dispute:_Complaint|Complaint]]. 

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==See also==
*[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Complaint]]
*[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Interrogatories]]
*[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Admissions]]
*[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Request for Production]]
*[[Minnesota Contract Dispute: Answer to Interrogatories]]
*[http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=1661 Answering a Summons and Complaint in Ramsey County]

==Contributors To This Page==
*[[Scott Cody]]
*[[Benjamin Tarshish]]

[[Category:Civil law]]
[[Category:Samples and Templates]]
[[Category:Contract law]]
[[Category:Minnesota]]