Giving written evidence by affidavit in the United States District Courts

Giving written evidence by affidavit in the United States District Courts is easy! To give written evidence in this form, you will need:

to have a religious belief in a god or multiple gods. The oath with which you swear your affidavit is an appeal to this god or gods to bind your conscience to tell the truth; and
a notary public before whom you can swear the affidavit.

If you do not have both a religious belief of this kind and access to a notary public then you should give your evidence by unsworn declaration instead. Your evidence given in this way will be equivalent to evidence given by affidavit.

Swearing your affidavit

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To swear an affidavit, complete the affidavit form for the United States District Courts below. You must then attend before a notary public to swear the affidavit. You must not sign the document before you attend before the notary public.

When meeting the notary you should take photo ID. The notary may charge you a small fee to swear the affidavit.

Contents of your affidavit

In your affidavit you should:

State the facts of which you have personal knowledge;
Attach any relevant documents;
Set out the facts in short, numbered paragraphs (usually of no more than 2-3 sentences); and
Follow a logical order (almost always this is chronological).

Free blank affidavit form in Word format for the United States District Courts

You can download our awesome free blank affidavit form in Word format for use in the United States District Courts below. Some of the great features of our forms include: