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Each separate exhibit is marked as an exhibit and shows which exhibit it is. Lawyers and notaries public <span class="noglossary">will</span> have a stamp that they use to give the basic information. The stamp says something like this: | Each separate exhibit is marked as an exhibit and shows which exhibit it is. Lawyers and notaries public <span class="noglossary">will</span> have a stamp that they use to give the basic information. The stamp says something like this: | ||
<blockquote><blockquote>This is Exhibit "___" in the Affidavit of _________________ , sworn before me at _______________________ , British Columbia, this ___ day of ___________ , 20_____ .</blockquote></blockquote> | <tt><blockquote><blockquote>This is Exhibit "___" in the Affidavit of _________________ , sworn before me at _______________________ , British Columbia, this ___ day of ___________ , 20_____ .</blockquote></blockquote></tt> | ||
The stamp also provides a space for the lawyer or notary's signature, and the phrase "A Commissioner for the taking of Oaths for the Province of British Columbia". Filled out, the stamp <span class="noglossary">will</span> read like this: | The stamp also provides a space for the lawyer or notary's signature, and the phrase "A Commissioner for the taking of Oaths for the Province of British Columbia". Filled out, the stamp <span class="noglossary">will</span> read like this: | ||
<blockquote><blockquote>This is Exhibit "'''D'''" in the Affidavit of '''Jane Alice Doe''', sworn before me at '''Nanaimo''', British Columbia, this '''20th''' day of '''March''', 20'''13'''.</blockquote></blockquote> | <tt><blockquote><blockquote>This is Exhibit "'''D'''" in the Affidavit of '''Jane Alice Doe''', sworn before me at '''Nanaimo''', British Columbia, this '''20th''' day of '''March''', 20'''13'''.</blockquote></blockquote></tt> | ||
The important thing about exhibits is that they are hearsay. Just because you've attached something as an exhibit doesn't make the statements made in the exhibit true. While business information like a bank statement or a receipt <span class="noglossary">will</span> be taken as true, subjective information, like the contents of a letter from your mother, brother, friend or co-worker won't be automatically accepted by the court. | The important thing about exhibits is that they are hearsay. Just because you've attached something as an exhibit doesn't make the statements made in the exhibit true. While business information like a bank statement or a receipt <span class="noglossary">will</span> be taken as true, subjective information, like the contents of a letter from your mother, brother, friend or co-worker won't be automatically accepted by the court. | ||