Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS Chapter 452 Effective - 28 Aug 2004 452.025. Verified pleadings, form and content. — 1. All pleadings required to be verified under this chapter may at the time of execution be made by the acknowledgment thereof by the petitioner or respondent made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state, and evidenced by the officer's certificate, under official seal, attached or annexed to the pleading in form and content substantially as follows: THE STATE OF ______ COUNTY OF ______ (The undersigned), of lawful age, being duly sworn on his/her oath, states that he/she is the petitioner/respondent named above and that the facts stated in the ______ are true according to his/her best knowledge and belief. __________________ Petitioner/Respondent. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ______, 20______ My commission expires: __________________ ______ Notary Public 2. All references in this chapter regarding a 'verified' document shall be satisfied by compliance with the requirements of subsection 1 of this section. -------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1211)
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