An affidavit is a sworn declaration of facts. The facts deposed may be within the deponent’s knowledge or outside his or her knowledge. If the fact is not within the deponent’s knowledge, the deponent must state the source of his or her information.
An affidavit of Bachelorhood or Spinsterhood is a sworn declaration by the man or woman stating the fact that they are single and have never been married before. It is usually required when one is about to get married in the marriage registry popularly known as Court Marriage. This affidavit is required for the purpose of ascertaining that the man or the woman has never been married to anyone before this time. The man deposes to an affidavit of bachelorhood while the lady deposes to an affidavit of spinsterhood.
The affidavit of bachelorhood and spinsterhood is one of the documents the intending couple submit to the registry at the point of registration.
Read: Registry Marriage in Rivers State (Court Marriage in Rivers State)
This affidavit can be deposed to before a commissioner of Oath in any court of record in Nigeria or before a Notary public.
To depose to the affidavit of bachelorhood or spinsterhood, the following are the details you need to provide:
- Name …. first name, middle name and the last name
- Sex (male or female)
- Religion
- Country of origin
- Occupation
- Address
- State and Local Government Area
- Date of birth.
- Your passport photograph
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The affidavit of bachelorhood or spinsterhood does not take time to process. It is a matter of minutes and the affidavit is ready.
If you are planning of conducting a registry marriage, this affidavit is very vital to your application. You can walk into a High Court close to you or visit the office of a Notary Public or if you are very busy with work you can contact us to get it done for you.
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