Title 9, Chapter 11, Section 7
( 9-11-7)
(a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a third-party complaint, if a person who is not an original party is summoned under Code Section 9-11-14; and a third-party answer, if a third-party complaint is served. There may be a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such and an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim. No other pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or a third-party answer. (b) Motions and other papers. (1) An application to the court for an order shall be by motion
which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in
writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and
shall set forth the relief or order sought. The requirement of
writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated in a written notice
of the hearing of the motion. (2) The rules applicable to captions, signing, and other matters
of form of pleadings apply to all motions and other papers
provided for by this chapter. (c) Demurrers, pleas, etc., abolished. Demurrers, pleas, and
exceptions for insufficiency of a pleading shall not be used. | 
