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The answer shall be sworn to by such defendant, or his agent. Any other defendant may answer the petition, under oath, and the cause shall be deemed at issue as to him, if he denies any of the allegations of the petition, without any replication. Answers under this section shall not have the effect of evidence for the defendant.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308934,"text":"No pleading on behalf of the plaintiff shall be necessary except the petition mentioned in \u00a7 8.01-537. The principal defendant, and any other defendant who seeks to defeat the petitioner’s attachment, may demur to the petition, issue on which demurrer shall be deemed to be joined; but if such demurrer be overruled, such defendant shall answer the petition in writing. No replication shall be necessary to such answer. The answer shall be sworn to by such defendant, or his agent. Any other defendant may answer the petition, under oath, and the cause shall be deemed at issue as to him, if he denies any of the allegations of the petition, without any replication. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77594,"section_number":"8.01-537","catch_line":"Petition for attachment; costs, fees and taxes","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-537\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86249,"identifier":"8.01-536","token":"8.01\/20\/1\/8.01-536","url":"\/8.01-536\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-536\/","token":"8.01\/20\/1\/8.01-536","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pleadings in attachment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-536","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No pleading on behalf of the plaintiff<\/span> shall be necessary except the petition<\/span> mentioned in \u00a7 8.01-537<\/a>. The principal defendant<\/span>, and any other defendant<\/span> who seeks to defeat the petitioner’s attachment<\/span>, may demur to the petition<\/span>, issue<\/span> on which demurrer<\/span> shall be deemed to be joined; but if such demurrer<\/span> be overruled, such defendant<\/span> shall answer the petition<\/span> in writing. No replication shall be necessary to such answer. The answer shall be sworn to by such defendant<\/span>, or his agent. Any other defendant<\/span> may answer the petition<\/span>, under oath<\/span>, and the cause shall be deemed at issue<\/span> as to him, if he denies any of the allegations<\/span> of the petition<\/span>, without any replication. Answers under this section shall not have the effect of evidence<\/span> for the defendant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLEADINGS IN ATTACHMENT (\u00a7 8.01-536)\n\nNo pleading on behalf of the plaintiff shall be necessary except the petition\nmentioned in \u00a7 8.01-537. The principal defendant, and any other defendant who\nseeks to defeat the petitioner’s attachment, may demur to the petition,\nissue on which demurrer shall be deemed to be joined; but if such demurrer be\noverruled, such defendant shall answer the petition in writing. No replication\nshall be necessary to such answer. The answer shall be sworn to by such\ndefendant, or his agent. Any other defendant may answer the petition, under\noath, and the cause shall be deemed at issue as to him, if he denies any of the\nallegations of the petition, without any replication. Answers under this section\nshall not have the effect of evidence for the defendant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-523; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}