Affidavit – a written statement in which the facts stated are sworn or affirmed to be true. Family Law refers to case types such as adoption, divorce, name changes and paternity that are filed through the Clerk's Office.The glossary contains definitions of terms most frequently encountered in the collection and reporting of Summary Reporting System data. An affidavit is a formal written document in which the signer swears under oath that the statements in the document are true. Form must be legible, and both partners must sign the application before a Notary Public. The filing party must file an Application to Proceed in District. Affidavits must be submitted to substantiate the required experience. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of. Court for each civil complaint filed. It comes from a past tense form of the Latin verb affidare, meaning "to pledge"; in Latin, affidavit translates to "he or she has made a pledge.