Assertion: affidavit | /r/HasProperty | sworn
Facets:
value: properly
type: MANNER
value: purportedly
type: MANNER
value: by completing and signing a jurat
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Once these basic elements are in place, the affidavit should be sworn.
text: whether the affidavit is sworn or affirmed
text: All affidavits must be sworn or affirmed before an authorised witness, who is usually a Justice of the Peace or lawyer (see further information on authorised witnesses below).
text: whether the affidavit is sworn or affirmed
text: An affidavit must be in writing and be sworn to or affirmed before some legally authorized officer.
text: And some may even require that it should contain a jurat to verify that the affidavit was properly sworn.
text: The Commissioner of Oath will need to verify that the affidavit has indeed been sworn to be true by completing a jurat which will state the information about when and where the affidavit was sworn.
text: The Commissioner for Oaths will verify that the affidavit was properly sworn by completing and signing a jurat on the affidavit.
text: Affidavits must be sworn or affirmed before a person authorised to administer the oath or take the affirmation (in the USA this is usually a notary public).
text: The affidavit can be sworn or affirmed by a solicitor, notary or commissioner for oaths (for a charge) or by an authorised member of court staff.
text: If the affidavit relates to proceedings in the High Court and the affidavit is sworn or affirmed by a court officer, you will need to pay a fee.
text: When affidavit may be sworn or affirmed
text: An affidavit may be sworn or affirmed before or after the proceeding starts.
text: An affidavit has to be sworn and affirmed before a justice of peace or a solicitor as a true record.
text: The jurat will also state whether the affidavit was sworn or affirmed, and will contain details of the witness (their name, address and qualification for example notary public) and the date and place that the affidavit was made.
text: At common law, an “affidavit” that is purportedly sworn or affirmed at a place before a witness who does not have the power to administer an oath or take an affirmation at that place will be invalid.