- Trigger
- Service of the summons on the defendant
- Counting basis
- trigger day excluded, counted forwards
- Scope
- This is the ordinary summons branch. Statutory proceedings and forms of service with special consequences require separate checks.
- Relief or exception
- A special rule or court order may alter the response route. The calculator assumes no alteration.
- Check before use
- This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.