AFFIDAVIT FOR EFILING APPLICATION (DIVORCE)
FAMILY COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REGISTRY: PERTH
File number:
COURT USE ONLY
Court
Location
Court date
Court time
Affidavit of applicant/s
Do not swear or affirm this affidavit until you are with a person who is authorised to witness your signature.
If you are applying as a sole applicant, you only need to sign your part of the affidavit. You do not have to
ask or arrange for your spouse to sign his or her part of the affidavit.
If you are applying jointly, each person must sign their part of the affidavit. You may do so at different times
and before different witnesses or before the same witness at the same time.
You must take a copy of your Divorce application with you to show the person who is authorised to witness
your signature.
Full Name of Applicant (Party 1)
Full Name of Applicant (Party 2)
Applicant (Party 1)
I swear / affirm that:
1. I am the applicant.
2. I have read my Divorce application.
3. The facts and circumstances set out in my
Divorce application of which I have personal
knowledge are true.
4. I have shown my Divorce application to the
authorised witness.
Applicant (Party 2)
I swear / affirm that:
1. I am the applicant.
2. I have read my divorce application.
3. The facts and circumstances set out in my
Divorce application of which I have personal
knowledge are true.
4. I have shown my divorce application to the
authorised witness.
Signature
Signature
Place
Date / /
Place
Date / /
Before me (signature of witness)
Before me (signature of witness)
Full name of witness (print name)
Full name of witness (print name)
Lawyer
Justice of the Peace
Judge/Magistrate/Registrar of a Court
Overseas authorised witness (Notary Public
or Australian Consular Official)
Lawyer
Justice of the Peace
Judge/Magistrate/Registrar of a Court
Overseas authorised witness (Notary Public
or Australian Consular Official)
Lawyer’s declaration
If you are representing yourself for this application you do not need to sign this part. However, make
sure you have a copy of the information brochure ‘Marriage, Families and Separation’.
If a lawyer is representing you for this application, then your lawyer must give you a copy of the brochure
‘Marriage, Families and Separation’ and complete and sign the declaration below.
I gave the applicant/s a copy of the brochure ‘Marriage, Families and Separation’.
Signature of lawyer
Full name of lawyer:
Date: / /
[Alternative jurat for non-English speaking affidavit]
Sworn / Affirmed by the deponent through the interpretation of (name of interpreter)
...................................................... of (address of interpreter) ....................................................,
(description of interpreter) ................................, the interpreter having first sworn that he / she had
truly interpreted the contents of this affidavit to the deponent and that he or she would truly interpret
to (name of deponent) ............................ the oath about to be administered to him / her.
at (place) ............................................
on (date) ........../.........../..............
Signature of deponent
Before me:
Signature of witness
Full name of witness: ............................................
Qualification of witness: ............................................
I (name of interpreter) ............................................ certify that I understand the English language and
the (name of language used) ............................................ language, and that I have truly interpreted
to the deponent the contents of this affidavit and the oath or affirmation which was administered.
Signature of the interpreter (print name) ..........................................
Date: ........../.........../..............
FCWA-Aff-eFile-Div-May 2024
