Affidavit of Domicile

If you have any documents, including statements or photographs, that serve as evidence to confirm the information in your affidavit, you can attach those to the affidavit. Since the document is a sworn oath, you’re expected to be certain that the information within is correct to the best of your knowledge.

Intentionally lying in an affidavit is a criminal offense. The charges will depend on your jurisdiction but it’s typically a case of perjury. As a criminal matter, perjury could lead to anything from minor fines to jail time.

Both documents serve a similar purpose, which is to state facts in writing that are true to the best of the affiant’s knowledge. However, an affidavit is typically used in the context of court matters. A statutory declaration is mostly used outside of the courts to satisfy legal or regulatory requirements pursuant to specific laws.

The Affidavit of Domicile isn’t required for the performance of all the duties of an estate executor. It’s only necessary to settle the securities ties to the decedent’s estate. However, if there are any securities involved, ownership cannot be transferred without an executed Affidavit of Domicile to the named beneficiaries of the estate. As a result, the beneficiaries could sue the executor for failing to perform his or her duties as required in the decedent’s will.