The other day I was served with a summons. the top sheet has Civil
collections checked. One page is a summons (citation judical). I do
owe the money and want to respond with the proper forms. The
courthouse clerk gave me the wrong forms according to the law library
in the same building. They seemed to think I need to respond on that
paper with numbers down the side. I found a basic format for that, but
they also said to have a top sheet like the summons or maybe like the
civil case cover sheet. It is very frusterating when no one wants to
give "legal advice".

Please be more specific and clarify what your question is.  What state
and county are you in?