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 Civil
Code 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 Civil
Code 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
attorney for the defendant prior to the granting of the divorce, unless service is waived by the
defendant.
Acts 1990, No. 1009, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 386, §2; Acts 2006, No.
743, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2018, No. 195, §1.