{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-20-12001","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-20-12001","heading":"Summons -- Official Form","body":"Form 1. SUMMONS -- OFFICIAL FORM\nIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ______________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE\nSTATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ________________\nA.B., Plaintiff,Civil No. . . .\nvs.SUMMONS\nC.D., Defendant.\nTo:_____________________________________________\nA lawsuit has been filed against you.\nWithin 21 days after service of this summons on you or (42 days if you are the State of Montana, a state agency, or a state officer or employee), you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. Do not include the day you were served in your calculation of time. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney, if plaintiff is represented by an attorney, whose name and address are listed above.\nIf you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.\nYou also must file your answer or motion with the court.\nDate: _______________________CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT\n(Seal) By: _________________________________","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 20. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","Appendix of Forms"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0200/part_0120/section_0010/0250-0200-0120-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:10Z","sha256":"dd1b996f788a8545c412a4b0f985f3772ba0e6e814a7b4db852753a7b6feeb93","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/m.-r.-civ.-p.-86","next":"us-mt/25-20-12002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}