Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

No, the answer should be an original with your signature. You also should attach a certificate of service which says something to the affect of "I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been sent to ____ at _____ via _____." You also file an original copy with the clerk of court. If the clerk has assigned a case number already, you can either handwrite or type it into the original document which you will send to the plaintiff.

No. You may want to hire an attorney to represent you before this goes further.