A Practice Note outlining how to draft an answer to a complaint in the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, Civil Part or in a non-foreclosure action in Chancery Division, General Equity Part. This Practice Note explains how to compute and extend the time to answer, draft the caption, structure the body of the answer, respond to the complaint's allegations, assert defenses (including affirmative defenses), and demand a jury trial. This Note also explains how to file and serve the answer, and addresses when and how a plaintiff may file a reply to an answer.