My Authority Expires: (d) Certification process. An applicant for a certificate shall include in the verification or affidavit the following statement:I, Thomas Morgan, verify that I am the Petitioner in the within petition, and that the facts contained in the foregoing petition are true and correct. Box 4: Type the name of the Defendant exactly as it appears on the Complaint. Box 5: Type the name of the person who is serving the court papers. I, ______ , (Affiant) being duly sworn (affirmed) according to law, depose and say that (I am authorized to make this affidavit on behalf. A verification on oath or affirmation is a voluntary, sworn written statement. PA notaries administer oaths and affirmations. This involves compelling individuals to truthfully affirm information or statements. Execute and file a Verification of Defendant's Signature in the following form: Page 2.