Answer a few quick questions and upload your Summons and Complaint. If your situation is straightforward, an attorney-reviewed Verified Answer — ready to file yourself — lands in your inbox within 24 hours. If it's not, we'll say so plainly and point you to a real consultation instead.
This tool covers straightforward Answers only — no children, no shared property or business, no history of domestic violence, and no counterclaims. It is not a substitute for representation if your case involves any of those.
Typical deadline to answer a Summons in New York, depending on how you were served.
New York requires matrimonial pleadings, including your Answer, to be verified — signed under oath by you.
Typical cost range for hiring a divorce attorney to draft a contested Answer, for comparison.
Target turnaround for an attorney-reviewed draft after you submit your details.
The same model we use for tax and immigration paperwork online — clear steps, one flat price, a real New York attorney checking the work before it reaches you.
Tell us how you were served, and whether children, shared property, or prior domestic violence are part of your case. Upload your Summons and Complaint — a photo or PDF works.
Straightforward cases get a flat-fee Verified Answer. Anything involving children, property, past domestic violence, or counterclaims gets routed to a paid consultation instead — no upselling past what's safe.
Your Answer is drafted from your actual Complaint, then checked and approved by a licensed New York attorney before it's sent to you — with plain-English filing instructions.
Five questions. No account, no payment required to see your result.
Every DIY-tier Answer is drafted from your actual Summons and Complaint, then reviewed and approved by a licensed New York attorney before you receive it.
Important: your Answer must be filed and served by your deadline — typically 20 days if you were personally handed the papers in New York, or 30 days otherwise. Filing late risks a default judgment against you. We'll make your specific deadline unmissable at every step of checkout.
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An AI-assisted first draft is only ever a first draft. A licensed attorney reviews and approves it before it reaches you.
If your case turns out to involve children, shared property, or anything else outside this tier, you get a full refund of the document fee and a clear path to consultation instead.
If we determine after reviewing your Complaint that your case needs full representation rather than a flat-fee Answer, you get a full refund of the document fee — no argument, no hoops.
No. An Answer responds to the Complaint and prevents a default judgment against you — it doesn't stop the case. It's the standard first step to participating in your own divorce instead of losing by default.
This service is built specifically for cases without those complications. If your quiz answers show children, shared property or a business, or a history of domestic violence, we'll route you to a consultation instead of a flat-fee Answer, since those cases need individualized legal judgment.
Missing your deadline risks a default judgment, meaning the court could grant your spouse's requests without your input. If you're close to your deadline, tell us in the intake form — we prioritize based on how much time is left.
This service covers drafting a Verified Answer to stop a default judgment. It is not advice about custody, support, or property division strategy. If your quiz answers suggest those are in play, we'll route you to a consultation instead.
Counterclaims — your own grounds for divorce, or your own requests about support or property — require individualized legal judgment, so this flat-fee tier doesn't include them. We'll route you to a consultation if you'd like to raise any.