<p>You must both go together to the registry or to a commissioner for taking affidavits to swear/affirm and sign the affidavit(s). This option
costs less (less filing fees) and is typically faster and easier for both of you.</p>
<p>There are strict rules for when you can swear/affirm and sign your Affidavit — Desk Order Divorce (Form 38). You must do it:</p>
<p>There are strict rules for when you can swear/affirm and sign your {% include "partials/tooltips/affidavit_38.html" %}. You must do it:</p>
<ul>
<li>At the same time as you are filing your Notice of Joint Family Claim (You can file the Notice and swear/affirm and sign your affidavit at
<li>At the same time as you are filing your {% include "partials/tooltips/joint_family_claim.html" %} (You can file the Notice and swear/affirm and sign your affidavit at
the registry (or virtually with the registry) at the same time.)</li>
<pstyle="margin-top: 20px">OR</p>
<li>After you've filed your Notice of Joint Family Claim. (You can file the Notice first, and then come back into this tool or go to the
<li>After you've filed your {% include "partials/tooltips/joint_family_claim.html" %}. (You can file the Notice first, and then come back into this tool or go to the
registry to file your affidavit(s).)
</li>
</ul>
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<p>You can each swear/affirm and sign your own version of the affidavit (you can go separately to the registry or a commissioner for taking
affidavits to swear/affirm and sign the affidavit(s)).</p>
<p>There are strict rules for when you can swear/affirm and sign your Affidavit — Desk Order Divorce (Form 38). You must:</p>
<p>There are strict rules for when you can swear/affirm and sign your {% include "partials/tooltips/affidavit_38.html" %}. You must:</p>
<ul>
<li>Swear/affirm and sign one person’s affidavit(s) at the same time as you are filing your Notice of Joint Family Claim (You can file the
<li>Swear/affirm and sign one person’s affidavit(s) at the same time as you are filing your {% include "partials/tooltips/joint_family_claim.html" %} (You can file the
Notice and swear your affidavit at the registry (or virtually with the registry) at the same time.) This would allow one party to
swear/affirm and sign their affidavit(s) before the Notice has been filed.</li>
<pstyle="margin-top: 20px">OR</p>
<li>Swear/affirm and sign both parties’ affidavit(s) after you've filed your Notice of Joint Family Claim. (You can file the Notice first,
<li>Swear/affirm and sign both parties’ affidavit(s) after you've filed your {% include "partials/tooltips/joint_family_claim.html" %}. (You can file the Notice first,
and then come back into this tool or go to the registry to file your affidavit(s).)</li>
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<b>Notice of Joint Family Claim Form (F1)</b>
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This form starts your divorce proceeding. It gives the court details about you and your spouse, your marriage and separation, and what you're asking the court for.
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- Does not require signatures when filed online.">
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An "affidavit" is a written document that contains facts that you must swear under oath (usually on a Bible or other religious book) or affirm
(non-religious promise) to be true. After you swear or affirm, the affidavit is evidence of the facts it sets out, just as if you took the
stand in a courtroom to provide those facts.
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To swear or affirm an affidavit, you must meet with a commissioner for taking oaths. The
commissioner (often a lawyer, notary public or registry clerk) will check your photo id to make sure you are who you say you are, ask you if
you understand the contents of your affidavit, then ask you to swear or affirm that the contents are true. The commissioner will then watch