Rule 7A:8 - General Provisions as to Pleadings(a) Counsel of Record tendering a pleading gives assurances that it is filed in good faith and not for delay.(b) A pleading that is sworn to is an affidavit for all purposes for which an affidavit is required or permitted.(c) Counsel of Record who files a pleading must sign it and state counsel's address and phone number.(d) The mention in a pleading of an accompanying exhibit, of itself and without more, makes such exhibit a part of the pleading.Amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021.