diff --git a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
index 32725fe..e994a14 100644
--- a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
+++ b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,54 @@ function htmlToParagraphs(html: string): Paragraph[] {
   return out;
 }
 
+function footerCell(width: number, align: (typeof AlignmentType)[keyof typeof AlignmentType], children: TextRun[]) {
+  return new TableCell({
+    width: { size: width, type: WidthType.DXA },
+    borders: noBorder,
+    margins: { top: 40, bottom: 40, left: 60, right: 60 },
+    children: [
+      new Paragraph({
+        alignment: align,
+        children: children.length ? children : [run("")],
+      }),
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
+function buildFooterTable(left?: string, center?: string, right?: string): Table {
+  const total = 9360;
+  const col = Math.floor(total / 3);
+  const cols = [col, col, total - 2 * col];
+
+  const leftRuns: TextRun[] = left ? [run(left, { size: 20 })] : [];
+  const centerRuns: TextRun[] = center ? [run(center, { size: 20 })] : [];
+
+  // Right column: optional user text + always "Page X of Y"
+  const rightRuns: TextRun[] = [];
+  if (right && right.trim()) {
+    rightRuns.push(run(`${right} `, { size: 20 }));
+  }
+  rightRuns.push(run("Page ", { size: 20 }));
+  rightRuns.push(new TextRun({ children: [PageNumber.CURRENT], font: FONT, size: 20 }));
+  rightRuns.push(run(" of ", { size: 20 }));
+  rightRuns.push(new TextRun({ children: [PageNumber.TOTAL_PAGES], font: FONT, size: 20 }));
+
+  return new Table({
+    width: { size: total, type: WidthType.DXA },
+    columnWidths: cols,
+    borders: noBorder,
+    rows: [
+      new TableRow({
+        children: [
+          footerCell(cols[0], AlignmentType.LEFT, leftRuns),
+          footerCell(cols[1], AlignmentType.CENTER, centerRuns),
+          footerCell(cols[2], AlignmentType.RIGHT, rightRuns),
+        ],
+      }),
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
 export function buildPleadingDoc(input: PleadingInput): Document {
   const headerLine1 = `IN THE ${input.courtType} COURT OF THE ${input.circuit} JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,`;
   const headerLine2 = `IN AND FOR ${input.county.toUpperCase()} COUNTY, FLORIDA`;