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

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Affidavits drafted by me often look something like what follows.
Affidavits drafted by me often look something like what follows.
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===Application===
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===Background===
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...and so on. Once I'm done introducing the basic background of the parties, I'll describe the events that led the applicant to be making the specific application before the court.
...and so on. Once I'm done introducing the basic background of the parties, I'll describe the events that led the applicant to be making the specific application before the court.


===Circumstances of application===
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...and so on. If necessary, usually when an affidavit is particularly long or the facts are particularly complicated, I may summarize the orders I'm asking for and why I'm asking for them.
...and so on. If necessary, usually when an affidavit is particularly long or the facts are particularly complicated, I may summarize the orders I'm asking for and why I'm asking for them.


===Summary===
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