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How are the twenty days to provide an answer to a lawsuit computed under FL civil procedure rules

Asked about 3 years ago - Miami, FL
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the twenty days to respond to a suit, is it actually 20 calendar days or is it only week days

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Answered about 3 years ago. Foreclosure Attorney in Boca Raton, FL.
It is 20 calendar days.
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Answered almost 3 years ago. Family Law Attorney in Miami, FL.
You have 20 calendar days, not including the day you received the summons.
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Answered almost 3 years ago. Litigation Lawyer in Miami, FL.
20 calendar days to respond (reesponse means a motion to dismiss or an answer). If the 20th days falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, you have untile the following business day.
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