Affidavits & declarations that state facts

Affidavit authors — witnesses, declarants, and record-custodians — write under penalty of perjury. QPSG discipline fits that workflow: each line states one fact you know now, in present tense, with your name on the record instead of “affiant” pronouns.

Common affidavit language problems

• Narrative tense shifting — “I saw” then “I will state” in the same numbered paragraph.
• Opinion mixed with fact — “I believe defendant was wrong” without separating observation from conclusion.
• Pronoun chains — “he told me that they said…” — unreadable in a scanned PDF.
• Missing penalty block consistency — boilerplate date/place lines out of sync with body facts.

How QPSG helps

• Templates for affidavits, unsworn declarations, and witness statements.
• Pronoun and phrase flags push text toward named parties.
• Homophone check catches their/there/they’re in hurried drafts.
• Structure analysis keeps numbered facts on separate lines after export from Word.

Related: Affidavits landing page