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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377097</law_id><section_number>8.01-283</section_number><catch_line>Answer in equity proceeding</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="15" identifier="7">Civil Actions; Commencement, Pleadings, and Motions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">Particular Equity Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There shall be no requirement that a sworn answer in a proceeding on an <span class="dictionary">equitable</span> claim be rebutted by the <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> of two witnesses.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-123; 1977, c. 617; 2005, c. 681.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
