{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-2-7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-2-7","heading":"Answer of Defendant Not Required to Be Sworn; Effect of Answer.","body":"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.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 2 Divorce and Alimony.","Article 1 Divorce from Bonds of Matrimony."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-2-7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"6ad889c9f675a80c867d7d021a92539b2f5e56653e6db71b60c969a9ca87035e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-2-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-2-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}