Affidavits, in general, are considered public records once they are filed or submitted to a court or government agency. However, the accessibility and the process for obtaining these records can vary depending on the jurisdiction and the specific regulations governing them.
Affidavits are often used in court as part of legal proceedings, but they can be used in numerous other situations as well. Perhaps you want to get married in Another Country, you might have to provide the authorities in that country with evidence (probably through a sworn statement) that you have never been married before (or that you are legally divorced) before the other country will issue you a marriage license.
The reason you need an affidavit will determine what information you need to provide in it. For example, the affidavit to prove you are eligible to marry the love of your life in a foreign country will be very different from an affidavit of service — which sets out how and when you served a document on someone in a court proceeding — but they all start out pretty much the same: you identify yourself and start telling your story. And they pretty much end the same: you appear before a Commissioner of Oaths or a Notary Public, you provide him or her with valid identification, then swear that the contents of the affidavit are true, sign the affidavit, and the Commissioner or Notary then signs and stamps the affidavit for you.
Red Seal Notary prepares common affidavits and statutory declarations.� To expedite the process, it is recommended for the client to complete the online form in order to submitted the required information beforehand so that the document is drafted and ready to be reviewed and signed upon arrival.