# MCR 2.113: Rule 2.113. Form, Captioning, Signing, and Verifying of Documents

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MI_MCR_CH2_R2_113

## Section

- **Citation:** MCR 2.113
- **Heading:** Rule 2.113. Form, Captioning, Signing, and Verifying of Documents
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Michigan Court Rules / Civil Procedure / Michigan Court Rules / CH2 / MCR 2.113

## Text

(A) Applicability. The form, captioning, signing, and verifying of all documents are
prescribed in MCR 1.109(D) and (E).
(B) Paragraphs; Separate Statements.
(1) All allegations must be made in numbered paragraphs, and the paragraphs of a
responsive pleading must be numbered to correspond to the numbers of the
paragraphs being answered.

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(2) The content of each paragraph must be limited as far as practicable to a single set of
circumstances.
(3) Each statement of a claim for relief founded on a single transaction or occurrence or
on separate transactions or occurrences, and each defense other than a denial, must
be stated in a separately numbered count or defense.
(C) Written Instruments.
(1) If a claim or defense is based on a written instrument, a copy of the instrument or its
pertinent parts must be attached to the pleading and labeled according to standards
established by the State Court Administrative Office unless the instrument is
(a) a matter of public record in the county in which the action is commenced and its
location in the record is stated in the pleading;
(b) in the possession of the adverse party and the pleading so states;
(c) inaccessible to the pleader and the pleading so states, giving the reason; or
(d) of a nature that attaching the instrument would be unnecessary or impractical
and the pleading so states, giving the reason.
(2) An attachment or reference to an attachment under subrule (C)(1)(a) or (b) is a part
of the pleading for all purposes.
(D) Adoption by Reference. Statements in a pleading may be adopted by reference only in
another part of the same pleading.

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