Commissioner for Oaths
At Morgan Wiseman, our solicitors offer a full range of services as commissioners for oaths. This means we can administer an oath, take a statutory declaration or affidavit and attest signatures for court purposes.
It is often the case that a commissioner for oaths is needed to deal with the execution of legal documentation and you will usually need to use someone other than the solicitor who prepared the document or who is representing you in your case.
If you need to sign a legal document in front of a commissioner for oaths, we would be happy to help. We deal with a full range of documents, including:
- Powers of Attorney
- Change of Name Deeds
- Certification of Documents
- Statutory Declarations
- Affidavits
We speak Urdu, Hindi, English and Punjabi.
Powers of Attorney
A power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone authority to act on your behalf. This could be because you are going overseas or because you will be otherwise unavailable for a while.
Our Commissioners for Oaths can sign a power of attorney as a witness.
Change of Name Deeds
If you wish to legally change your name, you can sign a change of name deed, referred to as a deed poll, and enrol it at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
You will need to complete the change of name deed and ask someone to make a statutory declaration confirming that they have known you for ten years or more. Then a Commissioner for Oaths will hear you swear or affirm that the facts stated in the deed poll are correct.
We can deal with the swearing or affirmation and sign to say that this part of the process has been dealt with. We will also hear the statutory declaration and sign this to say that we have done so.
In addition, you need to provide a number of exhibits such as evidence of British Citizenship, your marriage certificate or final order for divorce. Each of these will need to be declared before a Commissioner for Oaths as well. We can provide certified copies as needed.
Certification of Documents
Legal proceedings and formal applications often need original paperwork or documents that have been certified by a Commissioner for Oaths. We offer a document certification service so that you can use certified paperwork instead of having to send originals. This means that you can send copies of important items such as your passport or driving licence where needed, for example, if you need to prove your identity for a mortgage application or other financial transaction.
Statutory Declarations
A statutory declaration is a statement set out with particular wording confirming that the stated facts are true to the best of your knowledge. It needs to be sworn or affirmed in front of a Commissioner for Oaths.
It can be used for changing your name, confirming your identity, declaring solvency or making statements about the provenance of goods being imported or exported.
We can sign a statutory declaration and are also able to supply certified copies where needed so that the declaration can be sent to those who need it.
Affidavits
An affidavit is a legal statement of facts made for the purpose of court proceedings. It is similar to a statutory declaration but is usually intended to be used in a legal hearing.
Prescribed wording is used stating that you believe the contents of your affidavit to be true and you will need to either swear or affirm this in front of a Commissioner for Oaths, who will also sign.
Swearing or affirming
You can either swear by Almighty God that the contents of your statement or affidavit are true or you can simply affirm that they are true.
Contact our commissioner for oaths
We offer a full commissioner for oaths service and will be happy to discuss your needs with you.
To speak to our commissioner for oaths, ring us on 01582 262 070, or email using the form below.
