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Form 118 (version 2)

SCR Part 78 rule 12

(SCR Form 97)

AFFIDAVIT OF EXECUTOR

COURT DETAILS
Court	Supreme Court of New South Wales
Division	Equity
List	Probate
Registry	Sydney
Case number
TITLE OF PROCEEDINGS
	The estate of [name of deceased]
	Late of:
FILING DETAILS
Filed for	[name/s] plaintiff[s]
#Legal representative	[solicitor on record] [firm]
#Legal representative reference	[reference number]
Contact name and telephone	[name] [telephone]
Contact email	[email address]

AFFIDAVIT
Name
Address
Occupation
Date

I [#say on oath #affirm]:

1. The document dated (date) and signed in the margin by me and by the person before whom this affidavit is sworn is, I believe, the last will of (name), late of (place, occupation), the deceased, and I am not aware of the existence of any other document purporting to embody the testamentary intentions of the deceased [where applicable except for (specify document)].

2. My means of identifying the will are (state these).

3. The attesting witnesses to the will are (name) and (name).

4. The deceased died on (date) aged (number) years and I believe that the deceased is (name in certificate of registration of death) referred to in the certificate of registration of death which is annexed and marked ``A''.

5. The deceased {did or did not} marry after the will was made [where applicable namely to (name) on (date)].

6 The deceased left assets within New South Wales.

7. I am the executor named in the will and I am over 18 years of age.

8. [Where applicable (name) one of the executors named in the will {died on (date) as evidenced by the death certificate annexed and marked ``....'' or renounced probate of the will on (date)}.]

9. If I am granted probate of the will of the deceased:

(a) I will administer the estate according to law; and

(b) I will:

(i) verify and file; or

(ii) verify, file and pass,

my accounts relating to the estate of the deceased within 12 months from the date of grant if so required by the Court.

10. #Where a notice of the application was published on the New South Wales On-line Registry website Notice of this application was published on the New South Wales On-line registry website on (date).

#Where the deceased resided at the date of his or her death in the State and the notice was published before 21 January 2013 Notice of this application was published on (date) in the (name), which is a newspaper circulating in the district where the deceased resided at the date of the deceased's death, evidenced by the tear sheet annexed and marked ``....''.

or

#Where the deceased did not reside at the date of his or her death in the State and the notice was published before 21 January 2013 Notice of this application was published on (date) in the (name), which is a Sydney daily newspaper, as evidenced by the tear sheet annexed and marked ``....''.

11. The names, ages and entitlements of the persons entitled in distribution of the estate of the deceased are-(state these).

12. A statement of all assets of the deceased of which I am presently aware is annexed and marked ``....''. I will disclose to the Court any other asset which comes to my notice.

13. The liabilities of the deceased of which I am presently aware are as follows:

Date	Name of creditor, etc.	Description of liability	Estimated or known amount
			Secured	Unsecured
(date liability incurred eg 3-8-93 (date)	(name)	(description)	$ (amount)	$(amount)
(add a row for each liability)

14. The estate has a gross value of $ (amount) and a net value of $ (amount).

15. I am not aware of any circumstances which raise doubt as to my entitlement to a grant of probate of the will of the deceased [where applicable except for (specify matter)].

#SWORN #AFFIRMED at
Signature of deponent
Name of witness
Address of witness
Capacity of witness	[#Justice of the peace #Solicitor #Barrister #Commissioner for affidavits #Notary public]
And as a witness, I certify the following matters concerning the person who made this affidavit (the deponent): 1. #I saw the face of the deponent. [OR, delete whichever option is inapplicable] #I did not see the face of the deponent because the deponent was wearing a face covering, but I am satisfied that the deponent had a special justification for not removing the covering.1 2. #I have known the deponent for at least 12 months. [OR, delete whichever option is inapplicable] #I have confirmed the deponent’s identity using the following identification document:
	Identification document relied on (may be original or certified copy)2
Signature of witness

¹ [The only "special justification" for not removing a face covering is a legitimate medical reason (at April 2012).]

² ["Identification documents" include current driver licence, proof of age card, Medicare card, credit card, Centrelink pension card, Veterans Affairs entitlement card, student identity card, citizenship certificate, birth certificate, passport or see Oaths Regulation 2011 or JP Ruling 003 - Confirming identity for NSW statutory declarations and affidavits, footnote 3.]