{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-6-116","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/6-116","heading":"Pleading by defendant.","body":"The defendant may file any appropriate motion as in ordinary civil cases, and may answer as hereinafter provided by way of general denial, or specific denial or affirmative defense, and such motion or answer shall constitute an appearance in the case.","path":["CHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURE","Code of Civil Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2017\u0026ChapterID=56\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"25b0c5a9083a5d4ba604e8b8fdf932d9ab2fa6bae7c08e2c2a70679c86082f68","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-6-115","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-6-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}