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How Do I Fix an Error in an Affidavit or Add to an Affidavit? (view source)
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Once you've sworn your affidavit, it's done. With one exception, the only way you can fix a <span class="noglossary">mistake</span> in that affidavit or add additional information to it is to make a new affidavit. | Once you've sworn your affidavit, it's done. With one exception, the only way you can fix a <span class="noglossary">mistake</span> in that affidavit or add additional information to it is to make a new affidavit. | ||
It's not uncommon to have three, four or even fifteen affidavits prepared in the course of a court proceeding in a family law dispute. These affidavits are mostly made to update the court on events occurring since the previous affidavit was sworn. | It's not uncommon to have three, four, or even fifteen affidavits prepared in the course of a court proceeding in a family law dispute. These affidavits are mostly made to update the court on events occurring since the previous affidavit was sworn. | ||
Note that new affidavits don't replace any of the previous affidavits, they just add to the written evidence already in the court file. Every affidavit stands on its own. | Note that new affidavits don't replace any of the previous affidavits, they just add to the written evidence already in the court file. Every affidavit stands on its own. | ||
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If you have to add new information or documents that should have been in the previous affidavit, you'll have to do up a new affidavit. In the beginning of the affidavit, just state that you're making the affidavit to give the court new information, and then set out the additional information you need to give the court. | If you have to add new information or documents that should have been in the previous affidavit, you'll have to do up a new affidavit. In the beginning of the affidavit, just state that you're making the affidavit to give the court new information, and then set out the additional information you need to give the court. | ||
In the example below, paragraph 1 is the standard beginning paragraph of an affidavit. Paragraph 2 explains that the affidavit is filed to give additional information. The other paragraphs add a new document and give some new information. | In the example below, paragraph 1 is the standard beginning paragraph of an affidavit. Paragraph 2 explains that the affidavit is filed to give additional information. The other paragraphs add a new document and give some new information. | ||