This form is approved by the Illinois Supreme Court and is required to be accepted in all Illinois Circuit Courts.
For Court Use Only
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
CIRCUIT COURT
ANSWER/RESPONSE TO
COMPLAINT/PETITION
COUNTY
Instructions
Enter above the
county name where
this case was filed.
Plaintiff / Petitioner (First, middle, last name or Company)
Enter the name of the
person or company
that filed this case as
Plaintiff/Petitioner.
v.
Enter your name as
the Defendant/
Respondent.
Enter the Case
Defendant / Respondent (First, middle, last name)
Number given by the
Case Number
Circuit Clerk.
In 1, enter your full
1. My name is:
name.
First
Middle
Last
and I am the Defendant/Respondent.
In 2, enter the number
2. My Answer/Response to Complaint/Petition is:
and letter of each
paragraph and
Paragraph
Subparagraph
subparagraph in the
Number
Letter
(if applicable)
Complaint/Petition.
• Check “Admit” if you
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
agree all of the
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
statements in the
paragraph are true; or
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
• Check “Deny” if you
disagree with any of
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
the statements in the
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
paragraph; or
• Check “Do Not
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
Know” if you do not
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
know if all of the
statements in the
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
paragraph are true or
false. This means you
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
do not have enough
information to
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
truthfully admit or
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
deny the statements.
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
If you run out of space,
Admit
Deny
Do Not Know
list additional
paragraphs on an
Additional Paragraphs
I have listed additional statements on the attached Additional Paragraphs for
for Answer/Response to
Complaint/Petition
Answer/Response to Complaint/Petition form.
form and check the
box.
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