In 2025, New York expanded CPLR §2106, allowing affirmations to replace affidavits and other sworn statements with the same legal effect. The law now broadly permits anyone to use affirmations, ...

Ever found yourself tangled in legal matters and heard the term ‘affidavit’ thrown around? It’s more common than you think.

Notarized affidavits will not be required for court submissions starting in the new year. As of January 1, 2024, New York CPLR Rule 2106 is amended to permit that an affirmed statement can be used in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The lawyer who notarized dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s counter-affidavit and submitted it last week at the Department of Justice (DOJ), maintained that the former mayor ...