Verified answers must admit or deny each and every paragraph of the complaint, and must also contain a verification signed by the defendant or defendants stating that they have read the answer and everything contained therein is true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
Typically, a plaintiff verifies a complaint by attaching a page at the end containing a statement made under oath that: The plaintiff has reviewed the complaint. The plaintiff knows or believes that all allegations that the plaintiff has personal knowledge of to be true.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING AND SERVING AN ANSWER TO A COMPLAINT (FORM MC 03) INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING AND SERVING AN ANSWER TO A COMPLAINT (FORM MC 03) How do I file an Answer? Fill out the Answer form. Make four copies of the completed answer forms. File the Answer with the court. Serve the Answer.
A pleading must be in writing and must be signed by all persons joining in it. All pleadings filed in proceedings under the Probate Code must be verified. If two or more persons join in a pleading, it may be verified by any of them.
Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit.
(c) A defendant shall file a verified answer within 30 days after the service of the summons and complaint. If service is made by publication and personal service has not been made, a defendant shall file such answer within 30 days of the date of final publication.
Under Rule 33, answers to interrogatories must be verified and must be signed by the person answering the interrogatory, not only by the party's attorney. “It has been stated that unsigned and unverified answers to interrogatories do not qualify as answers under Fed.
A complaint verified by a plaintiff, or other person who states that he or she knows the facts, can be used as an affidavit to support applications for certain forms of preliminary relief.
If the answer is not verified, the allegations of the complaint are deemed admitted and the plaintiff can move for judgment on the pleadings or move to strike the answer and take judgment by default.
Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, the complaint need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit (FRCP 11(a)). Exhibits. A copy of a written instrument attached as an exhibit to a pleading becomes part of the pleading (FRCP 10(c)).