Gift Affidavit

A Gift Affidavit is a document used when someone gives another person a gift, and wishes to swear and confirm that no payment is expected. It's quite a simple document. The person swearing the Affidavit is called the "affiant" or "donor." The person receiving the gift is the "recipient" or "donee."

Gift Affidavits contain only the following details:

1. Full legal name of the affiant;

2. Date of birth of the affiant;

3. Address of the affiant;

4. Full name and address of the recipient;

5. The gift;

6. The date the gift was given; and

7. The signatures.

How to use this document

This document can be completed by any person who gives another a gift and wants to swear to it. It can be requested by the affiant or the recipient. Sometimes, a court of law may request a Gift Affidavit as proof something was a gift. Often, these documents are used when large cash gifts or vehicles are given.

This document is easy to fill out and contains the basic information needed for a complete Gift Affidavit.

Once it is filled out, the Affidavit must be notarized, which means the affiant signs before a Notary Public, after providing valid legal identification.

Applicable law

A Gift Affidavit will be mainly covered by state law, in that usually, a state court will be the court asking for the Affidavit, if needed.

How to modify the template

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.