Ohio Code 2717.06 – Supporting affidavit
(A) An application shall be supported by an affidavit verifying all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2717.06
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Applicant: means , as context requires, a person who makes the filing under section 2717. See Ohio Code 2717.01
- Application: means , as context requires, an application under section 2717. See Ohio Code 2717.01
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(1) The applicant‘s residency in the county for a period of at least sixty days;
(2) That the application is not made for the purpose of evading any creditors or other obligations;
(3) That the applicant is not a debtor in any currently pending bankruptcy proceeding;
(4) That all of the documentary evidence submitted under section 2717.07 of the Revised Code with the application is true, accurate, and complete;
(5) Any other information the court may require.
(B) The affidavit supporting a legal name change application shall also verify that the applicant has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for identity fraud or does not have a duty to comply with section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code because the applicant was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a delinquent child for having committed a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense.
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