Tool

Court deadline calculator.

Pick the event (you were served, the hearing is set, the judgment was entered) and the type of deadline. We do the date math and roll weekends to the next business day if you want.

Event dateDeadline type

Roll off weekends (most courts treat a Saturday or Sunday deadline as falling on the next business day)

Deadline

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

That is 30 days after Monday, June 8, 2026.

CA, NY, TX, FL, IL all use 30 days from personal service in most civil matters. Confirm your state code.

Informational only. Local rules can shorten or extend this window. Service method (personal, mail, waiver) also affects the clock. Confirm with your state code and a licensed attorney before relying on a date.

Next: look up your statute of limitations or open a case file in Advottic.

How the deadlines are computed

The default rule sets are the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and the typical state-court windows (CA, NY, TX, FL, IL all use the 30-day answer window). State variants are noted in the picker. Local rules can shorten or extend any of these windows; always confirm in your specific court’s local rules.

Weekend rolling follows the standard “next-business-day” convention used by most courts: a Saturday deadline rolls to Monday, a Sunday rolls to Monday, and a backward count from a weekend rolls back to Friday.

Last reviewed: 2026-06-08. Informational only. Service method, holidays, and local rules all affect the actual computed deadline. Confirm with your state code or a licensed attorney before relying on a date.