This answer can be used by attorneys ad litem appointed under Tex. R. Civ. P. 109 or 109a.
NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
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See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents. |
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
Original Answer Filed by Attorney Ad Litem for Respondent Cited by [Publication/Substituted Service]
This answer is filed by the undersigned attorney, who was appointed by the Court to represent the interests of [name of absent party], Respondent in this case, who was cited by [publication/substituted service].
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Include the following paragraph if the information is known. |
[The last three numbers of Respondent’s driver’s license number are [numbers]./ Respondent has not been issued a driver’s license.] [The last three numbers of Respondent’s Social Security number are [numbers]./Respondent has not been issued a Social Security number.]
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Continue with the following. |
1.Respondent enters a general denial.
2.Respondent prays that all relief sought by Petitioner be denied and that the undersigned attorney be allowed reasonable fees and expenses for legal services.
Respondent prays for attorney’s fees, expenses, and general relief.
[Name]
Attorney Ad Litem for [name of
absent party]
State Bar No.:
[E-mail address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]
Certificate of Service
I certify that a true copy of this [document/[title of document]] was served in accordance with rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on the following on [date]:
[Name of attorney of record or party to be served] by [electronic filing manager/e-mail at [e-mail address]/fax at [fax number]/personal delivery at [address]/commercial delivery service at [address]/certified mail at [address]/first-class mail at [address]]. [Repeat for each attorney of record or party to be served.]
[Name]
Attorney Ad Litem for [name of
absent party]