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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-11-11. Signing of pleadings; when verification required; rule abolished.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-11-11. Signing of pleadings; when verification required; rule abolished.

(a) Every pleading of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his individual name, whose address shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign his pleading and state his address. The signature of an attorney constitutes a certificate by him that he has read the pleading and that it is not interposed for delay.

(b) Except when otherwise specifically provided by rule or statute, pleadings need not be verified or accompanied by affidavit.

(c) The rule in equity that the averments of an answer under oath must be overcome by the testimony of two witnesses or of one witness sustained by corroborating circumstances is abolished.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 11.

## Cross References

Practice of law by active members of Georgia State Bar and by nonresidents, Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, Rule 1-203.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of legal ethics, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 269 (1986).

## U.s. Code.

For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 11, see 28 U.S.C.