Alabama § 30-2-7 Answer of Defendant Not Required to Be Sworn; Effect of Answer

Alabama Statutes

§ 30-2-7 — Answer of Defendant Not Required to Be Sworn; Effect of Answer

Alabama § 30-2-7

Title 30Marital and Domestic Relations

Ch. 2Divorce and Alimony

Art. 1Divorce from Bonds of Matrimony

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 30-2-7 (2026).

Text

The defendant is not required to verify the answer by oath, and, whether sworn to or not, it is not evidence in the case, and can have no other effect than to put in issue the allegations of the complaint.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1965; Code 1867, §2355; Code 1876, §2689; Code 1886, §2326; Code 1896, §1489; Code 1907, §3797; Code 1923, §7411; Code 1940, T. 34, §24.)