Affidavits & declarations

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Affidavits

Often in legal proceedings, parties must sign and be sworn by an oath or affirmation of written statements of facts which can then be used alongside a witness statement as evidence in court. This is known as an affidavit.

An affidavit must be sworn before a person authorised to issue them (a Commissioner for Oaths), such as a solicitor or a notary.

When will I need to use an affidavit?

Affidavits are only used in certain circumstances such as divorce proceedings, debt cases or property matters. Other examples can be to verify your address, claim an inheritance and to record business earnings.

You will be asked to sign an affidavit if needed in any other circumstance where the courts or legislation require you to do so.

Affidavits were used more frequently prior to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) being introduced. Witness statements have now taken their place and are used more often when affidavits are not needed.

How do I complete an affidavit?

  1. Title the affidavit and create a statement of identity.
  2. Write a statement of truth.
  3. Write your account of all events factually as they occurred in plain English.
  4. Repeat your statement of truth just to reiterate that what you have stated above is completely true.
  5. Sign and notarise it.

 

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