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    atlmiss Posts: 24, Reputation: 1
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    May 25, 2007, 08:09 AM
    Answering intent to defend, serve a copy on plaintiff?
    I am going to the court today to file an intent to defend against a claim made by a collection agency Portfolio Recovery Associates, for an amount I do not believe I owe.

    The summons says
    "You are hereby required to file with the clerk of said court and to serve a copy on Plaintiff or Plaintiffs Attorney an answer to the complaint ..within thirty days..

    So I just noticed the "serve a copy on Plaintiff" part, and the address for the attorney is a P.O. box here in the city AND, the plaintiff address lists the same as the attorneys. How do I go about serving a copy? Can I send a certified letter to a P.O. Box? I am a little worried as I have 1 week before it hits 30 days... I thought I could just answer the court today and then get a court date.

    Thanks in advance!
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    May 25, 2007, 08:13 AM
    Yes a copy to the plaintiff or the attoreny for the plaintiff is required.

    Send them first class mail with the Certificate of Service attached.


    CERIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I hereby stated that on this Day ____of ____2007, the following NOtice of Intend to Defend was mail by First Class Mail to:

    Plaintiff
    Address

    Or Attonrey for the Plaintiff
    Address



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    Sep 21, 2010, 12:03 PM
    Comment on mr.yet's post
    Does my intent to defend notice need to be at their office by the 20th day, of a 20 day deadline, or just be postmarked by then?
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