Please follow these instructions to complete the Answer to Complaint or Supplemental Complaint Regarding Parental. In many jurisdictions, a complaint does not need to be verified unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise.1. Gather all necessary information regarding property ownership. A positive side of using a verified complaint is that the defendant has to submit a verification of the answers. In California, when a Plaintiff files a verified complaint, defendants need to file verified Answers to it. In all cases of a verification of a pleading, the affidavit of the party shall state that the same is true of his own knowledge. A verified complaint does not require an affidavit or notarization. It does require a declaration under penalty of perjury. Form Number, Video, Date Revised, Form Name, Local. ADOPT-050, How to Adopt a Child in California.