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Use LegalWhat to work through civil law questions in a continuing voice or text conversation. Start with what happened, add the jurisdiction and important dates, and upload the controlling document when the answer depends on exact wording.
Questions you can organize and research
- claims, defenses, and available remedies
- service, pleadings, motions, and discovery
- damages and settlement questions
- court deadlines and procedural requirements
These are examples of issue categories, not predetermined answers. The useful starting point is the user’s actual facts and the specific question they need to understand.
What to have ready
- complaint, summons, answer, or notices
- contracts, communications, invoices, and photographs
- court, case number, deadlines, and prior orders
Why jurisdiction matters
Civil procedure depends on the court, claim type, local rules, and whether the dispute is in state or federal court.
When the state, court, agency, or location changes during the conversation, the research and document workflow should change with it rather than continuing under the earlier jurisdiction.
Documents that may be part of the workflow
- civil complaint
- answer or response
- motion draft
- settlement proposal
When a document is needed, LegalWhat can help organize the facts, prepare a draft, revise it through follow-up conversation, and provide PDF or DOCX output where supported. A local court or agency may still require an official form.
Continue by voice, text, or file upload
You can begin with a broad question, answer clarifying questions, upload supporting material, and then continue into research or document preparation without treating every step as a separate task.
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Reviewed/updated October 2, 2026. LegalWhat provides AI-assisted legal information and document support, not attorney representation, and does not create an attorney-client relationship.