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Hi, I'm Karan from vakilsearch and today I'll be talking to you about what an affidavit
is, why you need an affidavit, what are the general contents of an affidavit and the different
scenarios is which you can use an affidavit. To begin with, what is an affidavit? An affidavit
is a written document in which you certify that all the information provided by you is
completely true. There are two important things that you need to keep in mind when you are
dealing with an affidavit. First, that this document can be used against you in the court
of law if any of the information provided by you in it is false, and second. that all
affidavits are necessarily created on stamp paper.
Next, why is it needed? An affidavit can be used in many different cases. It can be used
in a case where you're incorporating your company, where you are filing for a divorce,
where you're applying for a passport or even enrolling your child in a new school. For
example, when you're applying for a passport, you will forward an affidavit stating that
all the information provided by you in the application form is completely true. Another
example coulb be when you have lost your Date of Birth Certificate and you're applying for
a new one and you again forward an affidavit saying that the stated date of birth is completely
true. The biggest necessity of an affidavit is for you to forward it as a document of
legal proof in those cases where there is no other proof. For example, if I give you
some information, or promise to do something in the future, I will give you an affidavit
for the same. Third, how do you make an affidavit? As stated
before, every affidavit is made on stamp paper. Once you get a stamp paper, you will then
proceed to put down on it all the information that you wish to certify. For example, if
I'm applying for a passport, I will say - "I, Karan Gupta, hereby specifiy, that all the
information provided by me, including my date of birth, my name, address and parents information
is completely true to the full extent of my knowledge. Once this is done, I will proceed
to sign it in front of a Notary Public, and then, I will have a ready affidavit in my
hand! If you have any further queries or want us
to make your affidavit, feel free to mail us at suuport@vakilsearch.com.
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