Amendments to Pleadings

(1)(a) A party may amend a pleading once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served. (b) A party that does not qualify to amend a pleading under Subsection (1)(a) may amend a pleading only by leave of the presiding officer or by written consent of the adverse party. (2) A party shall respond to an amended pleading within the later of: (a) the time remaining for response to the original pleading; or (b) ten days after service of the amended pleading. (3) Defects in a pleading that do not affect substantial rights of a party need not be amended and shall be disregarded.