§ Rule 3280 Answer

Rule 3280. Answer

    (a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), an answer to a petition which contains a notice to defend shall be filed within twenty days after service of the petition.

    (b) A respondent served outside the United States shall have sixty days from service of the petition within which to file an answer.

    (c) The answer to a petition shall be divided into paragraphs, numbered consecutively, corresponding to the numbered paragraphs of the petition.