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Dr. Northrup: The use of Video affidavits in medical freedom advocacy

Commissioning Affidavits by Video or Skype

Can an affidavit be used as evidence?

Excerpts from these links regarding video affidavits

“While an affidavit is admissible evidence, many courts may deem it hearsay or unreliable and require that you testify to the affidavit to avoid this distinction. This is why you should not assume or think that signing an affidavit will help exempt you from testifying as a witness in court. At times, courts may need to consider local rules and regulations that state whether or not an affidavit is considered hearsay.

In preliminary criminal hearings in states like Pennsylvania, the District Attorney (DA) is allowed to present affidavits of crime victims in court—particularly theft victims. An affidavit is often sworn before an officer who has the needed authority to administer oaths.
It is worth noting that affidavits and witnesses provide the court with valuable information regarding what has happened and eliminates time consuming procedures. It is not about what the individual feels or thinks about what happened. This means that if your affidavit contains speculation or arguments, the court may refuse to consider it.

The main purpose of an affidavit is to legitimize or lend credibility to a claim formally. These legal documents are often used in conjunction with witness statements and other related evidence in a legal dispute.

How to present an affidavit as evidence in a court?
For an affidavit to be legally binding and valid, it must be signed, and the person signing it must be fully aware of the facts and details within the affidavit. The person must also take an oath that they are sincere within the affidavit.

There should be details to back up or support what the person is saying. Is the person giving the evidence or proof being evasive?

Affidavits are sworn, signed, and notarized statements that help give an appearance of being impartial and truthful.

What should you do if your case is being decided on affidavit evidence? In this case, you have the right to attach documents, such as letters, to your affidavit. This is important as it will support what you’re saying or corroborate your statement of personal knowledge

Self-proving will affidavit
This document is used when the signature of an individual making a will is notarized. In most cases, a will requires two or three witnesses to the maker’s signature. You will be glad to know that with a self-proving will affidavit, your last will and testament will automatically be deemed valid and binding without the testimony of the witnesses.”