Georgia § 9-9-45 - Facts supporting claim; amendment or supplementing of claim.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-9-45 — Facts supporting claim; amendment or supplementing of claim., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-9-45. Facts supporting claim; amendment or supplementing of claim.
Within the period of time agreed by the parties or determined by the arbitration tribunal, the claimant shall state the facts supporting his or her claim, the points at issue, and the relief or remedy sought, and the respondent shall state his or her defense in respect of these particulars, unless the parties have otherwise agreed as to the required elements of such statements. The parties may submit with their statements all documents they consider to be relevant or may add a reference to the documents or other evidence they will submit. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, either party may amend or supplement his or her claim or defense during the course of the arbitral proceedings, unless the arbitration tribunal considers it inappropriate to allow such amendment having regard to the delay in making it. (Code 1981, § 9-9-45 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.)
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