Opinion ID: 2536202
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: affidavit of military service

Text: I, {full legal name} ________________________, am the Petitioner in this case. To support my application for a default judgment and to comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly known as Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940), I swear or affirm that the following information is true: [please choose only one] 1. ____ I know of my own personal knowledge that the Respondent IS on active duty in the military service of the United States. 2. ____ I know of my own personal knowledge that Respondent IS NOT now on active duty in the military service of the United States, nor has the Respondent been on active military service of the United States within a period of thirty (30) days immediately before this date. Active Service includes reserve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines who have been ordered to report for active duty and members of the Florida National Guard who have been ordered to report to active duty for a period of more than thirty (30) days. 3. ____ I have contacted the military services of the United States and the U.S. Public Health Service and have obtained certificates showing that the Respondent is not on active duty status. These certificates are attached. 4. ____ I have attempted to determine the military status of the Respondent, but do not have sufficient information. This is what I have done to determine whether or not Respondent is on active duty in the United States military: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ I have no reason to believe that s/he is on active duty at this time. I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims made in this affidavit and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fines and/or imprisonment. Dated: ______________________ ________________________________ Signature of Petitioner Printed Name: __________________ Address: _______________________ City, State, Zip: ______________ Telephone Number: ______________ Fax Number: ____________________ STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF _______________________ Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on ___________ by _________________________. _____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK _______________________________ [Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary or clerk.] ____ Personally known ____ Produced identification ____ Type of identification produced ____________. IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [fill in all blanks] I, { full legal name and trade name of nonlawyer }, ________________________, a nonlawyer, whose address is { street }_______________________________, { city }_______________________________, { state }____________,{ phone } ______, helped { name }____________________, who is the petitioner, fill out this form. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE _____________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR _________________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: _______________________ Division: ______________________ __________________________, Petitioner, and __________________________, Respondent.