Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Minnesota
affidavit vs declaration
What's the difference?
When would you use one form vs the other?
Can it be a narrative or essay type format rather than a bullet or numbered form?
Asked on 7/20/09, 2:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Jesperson
Minnesota Lawyers - Jesperson Law Offices
Re: affidavit vs declaration
Without knowing the context, it is difficult to provide assistance. An affidavit is a statement made under oath. The oath is often administered by a notary public, who also signs and stamps the document with an official seal. A declaration (of what, facts?, a theory of the case?) is perhaps not made under oath, although I would have to know in what context it is being provided.
Answered on 7/21/09, 3:25 pm
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