Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet

Citation: Alaska Court System, CIV-720 Eviction Booklet
Jurisdiction: Alaska (state)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/civ-720.pdf ↗

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will mail or hand-deliver a copy of your answer to the plaintiff (or the
plaintiff’s attorney, if represented). You can email your answer to the
plaintiff if (1) the plaintiff has an attorney (email it to the attorney), or (2) the
plaintiff agreed anywhere on the court paperwork to accept email service.
10. Make two copies of your completed answer form. Give one copy to the
plaintiff (or plaintiff’s attorney) in the way you wrote in the certificate of
service. Keep one copy for your records. The original is for the court.
File the original of your answer at the court. You can file it in person in the clerk’s
office or mail it using first-class mail. If mailed, be certain that it arrives within 20
days after you received the summons. Some court locations allow you to either
email it to the court or eFile it using the court’s TrueFile eFiling system. Read
more about these options at https://ak-courts.info/truefile.
If you do not file a written answer within 20 days, the plaintiff may ask the
court for a default judgment. Even if you objected to the damages claim at the
eviction hearing, you must still file a written answer with the court to avoid a
default judgment against you. See chapter VI on page 22 and Civil Rule 55.