diff --git a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
index e9030aa..e994a14 100644
--- a/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
+++ b/src/lib/docx-pleading.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   BorderStyle,
   Footer,
   LevelFormat,
+  PageNumber,
 } from "docx";
 import pkg from "file-saver";
 const { saveAs } = pkg;
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ export interface PleadingInput {
   bodyHtml?: string; // rich HTML body
   body?: string; // legacy plain text fallback
   footnotes?: PleadingFootnote[];
+  footerLeft?: string;
+  footerCenter?: string;
+  footerRight?: string; // user text prepended to "Page X of Y"
 }
 
 const FONT = "Bookman Old Style";
@@ -179,6 +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`;
@@ -297,7 +349,7 @@ export function buildPleadingDoc(input: PleadingInput): Document {
         },
         footers: {
           default: new Footer({
-            children: [new Paragraph({ alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER, children: [run("")] })],
+            children: [buildFooterTable(input.footerLeft, input.footerCenter, input.footerRight)],
           }),
         },
         children: [
diff --git a/src/routes/documents.pleading.new.tsx b/src/routes/documents.pleading.new.tsx
index 8daf654..fd7dc8e 100644
--- a/src/routes/documents.pleading.new.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/documents.pleading.new.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ function PleadingNewPage() {
   const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
   const [bodyHtml, setBodyHtml] = useState("<p></p>");
   const [footnotes, setFootnotes] = useState<PleadingFootnote[]>([]);
+  const [footerLeft, setFooterLeft] = useState("");
+  const [footerCenter, setFooterCenter] = useState("");
+  const [footerRight, setFooterRight] = useState("");
   const [docName, setDocName] = useState("Pleading");
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
 
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ function PleadingNewPage() {
     courtType, circuit, county,
     plaintiffs, defendants, caseNumber,
     title, bodyHtml, footnotes,
+    footerLeft, footerCenter, footerRight,
   };
 
   const headerLine1 = `IN THE ${courtType} COURT OF THE ${circuit} JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,`;
@@ -279,6 +283,37 @@ function PleadingNewPage() {
             )}
           </CardContent>
         </Card>
+
+        {/* Footer */}
+        <Card className="mt-6">
+          <CardContent className="p-5 space-y-3">
+            <div>
+              <Label className="text-base">Page footer</Label>
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
+                Three columns. The right column always ends with <code className="px-1 rounded bg-muted">Page X of Y</code>.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
+              <div className="space-y-1.5">
+                <Label className="text-xs">Left</Label>
+                <Input value={footerLeft} onChange={(e) => setFooterLeft(e.target.value)} placeholder="e.g. Smith v. Jones" />
+              </div>
+              <div className="space-y-1.5">
+                <Label className="text-xs">Center</Label>
+                <Input value={footerCenter} onChange={(e) => setFooterCenter(e.target.value)} placeholder="e.g. Case No. 2025-CA-001234" />
+              </div>
+              <div className="space-y-1.5">
+                <Label className="text-xs">Right (prefix)</Label>
+                <Input value={footerRight} onChange={(e) => setFooterRight(e.target.value)} placeholder="(optional text before Page X of Y)" />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="border rounded-md p-3 bg-muted/20 grid grid-cols-3 text-xs" style={{ fontFamily: '"Bookman Old Style", Georgia, serif' }}>
+              <div className="text-left truncate">{footerLeft || <span className="text-muted-foreground italic">left</span>}</div>
+              <div className="text-center truncate">{footerCenter || <span className="text-muted-foreground italic">center</span>}</div>
+              <div className="text-right truncate">{footerRight ? `${footerRight} ` : ""}Page 1 of N</div>
+            </div>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
       </PageContainer>
     </ProtectedLayout>
   );