Statutory declarations

A Notary Public such as ourselves can serve you in several ways when it comes to statutory declarations. 

First, we can draft your declaration for you, so that you do not have the stress of doing it yourself. Additionally, as we are legal professionals, you will have the added benefit of your document being drafted by people who have all the required knowledge to make sure that your document is accurate and accepted by the authorities of where you plan on using it.

Second, our Notary Public of England and Wales, Nathan Woodcock, can act as a witness to you signing your declaration. This is an important step to ensure that you are who you say you are.

Third, if your statutory declaration is going to be used abroad, then it will need to be notarised. Only a Notary Public, such as Nathan, can notarise documents. He will provide his stamp, seal and signature to certify your document and show that it is real. 

Finally, your declaration will need to be legalised if it is going to be used abroad. We can manage the whole process of legalisation for you, regardless of if you are going to a country that accepts apostilles, or a country with more complex legalisation requirements.

As we have previously mentioned, there are many different types of situations where you might need to make a statutory declaration. Both businesses and individuals can make use of statutory declarations. 

We shall take you through some of the times where you may be asked to make a statutory declaration, which are as follows:

• Declaration of solvency for people or businesses to state they have repaid their debts
• Declaration of insolvency to state that someone can no longer repay their debts
• To declare a change of gender
• For a declaration of name change 
• The aforementioned declaration of marital or civil partnership status
• To declare your nationality 

There are many other circumstances where you will need to create a statutory declaration as well. If you are unsure if you need one or how to go about making one, then please get in touch. We are here to help.

The core aspects of a statutory declaration that need to be included when it is drafted are:

• Name of the declarer
• Declarer’s address
• Statement of the person making the declaration
• Affirmation that the statement is true to the best of the declarer’s knowledge
• Signature of the declarer and their witnesses

There may be other bits of important information that you need to include if you have, for example, ever gone by any other names in the past. In this case, you will need to include those names.

You can either draft the document yourself, or get the help of a legal professional such as ourselves. To avoid any future difficulties, it is best to get the help of a professional, as they will know how to draft it according to the correct requirements of what your statutory declaration is for.