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 Your goal is also to explain things in an easy-to-understand way for the judge. The judge <span class="noglossary">will</span> not know who "Phil" is unless you've introduced Phil somewhere else in your affidavit. Nor <span class="noglossary">will</span> the judge understand what "the other car" means, unless you've already described which cars you have and who owns them. You must not assume that the judge knows everything about you. The judge won't. Again, ask yourself if a stranger would understand your story.
-In order to make things as simple as possible, I usually break my affidavits down into four basic sections following the initial introductory paragraph:
+In <span class="noglossary">order</span> to make things as simple as possible, I usually break my affidavits down into four basic sections following the initial introductory paragraph:
 *Application: State what you're asking the court for. If you're responding to an application, tell the court your position on each of the claims the applicant is making.