Difference between revisions of "How Do I Prepare an Affidavit?"

An affidavit is a written statement, made on oath or affirmation, about facts that are personally known to the person making the affidavit, the ''deponent'' (also called an ''affiant'' by some, but the terms hold no real difference). Because an affidavit is sworn to be true or is affirmed to be true, it is evidence of the facts that it sets out, just as if the facts were given verbally at a trial. Affidavits are formal legal documents.

*'''Supreme Court:''' If your family law action is in the Supreme Court, the form you must usually use is [[Form F30 Affidavit|Form F30]] and the rules about affidavits are set out in Rule 10-4 of the Supreme Court Family Rules. The form is available online. See the [[Supreme Court Forms (Family Law)|Supreme Court Forms]] section.