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BumbleBee · #19 (**permalink**) 10.11.2002, 11:35

Well, I've looked at Why Chat's links, but they didn't do me much good. :-( Thanks, anyway, Why Chat! I sure wish I could find something for Oklahoma like the link that Sassy posted for Washington, but since I can't, I guess I will use that as a guide. It sure helped me to understand what the answer needs to consist of. I can always have my sister-in-law review it and make sure I have done everything right. It's a little embarrassing to go to her about this stuff, but she's been through some tough times, too. Nice to have a lawyer in the family. :-)

Now, for some questions... The summons says that DH has 35 days to file an answer with the court. There is another place in the petition that says 30 days, so I'm thinking we need to go with that. What do you all think? Maybe I need to ask my SIL about that, but I value the opinions here, too.

I read somewhere... don't know if it was here or somewhere else... that we could take the answer to the attorney's office and have the receptionist date stamp the original and the copies, then go file them with the court. That way we have proof that they have been received, so I may do it that way rather than rely on the mail. Should I wait until the end of the 30 days to file the answer? I understand that disputing, asking for validation, etc. stops the lawsuit/collection activity from moving forward until they provide validation. At what point can they proceed again? Is there a specific amount of time they have to wait after sending us validation? I want the maximum time possible to try to work out a stategy to get the best settlement possible and since I am so new to this, that may take a little while!