§ Art. 3952 Rule to show cause and affidavit

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Art. 3952. Rule to show cause and affidavit

    The rule to show cause provided in Civil Code Article 102 shall allege proper service of the initial petition for divorce, that the requisite period of time, in accordance with Article 103.1, or more has elapsed since that service, and that the spouses have lived separate and apart continuously for the requisite period of time, in accordance with Article 103.1. The rule to show cause shall be verified by the affidavit of the mover and shall be served on the defendant, the defendant's attorney of record, or the duly appointed curator for the defendant prior to the granting of the divorce, unless service is waived by the defendant.

    DATE EFFECTIVE; APPLICATION--ACTS 2006, NO. 743

    Sections 4 and 5 of Acts 2006, No. 743 (§ 2 of which amended this article) provide: 

    “Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007.

    “Section 5. The provisions of this Act shall apply only to actions filed on and after its effective date. Actions pending
before the effective date of this Act shall be governed by prior law.”