Legal Forms

Write up an Acknowledgement and Waiver of Independent Legal Advice for a client to sign with this template form for Canadian lawyers.

• The person signing the document acknowledges that he or she has been offered independent legal advice to advise him (her) of the ramifications, effect and scope of the document he or she is signing.
• The person has decided of his or her own free will to waive such independent legal advice.
• This form can be used anywhere in Canada.
• This is a reusable Canadian legal form. Purchase it, download it, save it as a template, use it as often as you require.
• To access the form, add it to your shopping cart and go through checkout, then download.

Protect your company's rights in technology developed by an employee with this Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership of Intellectual Property.

• If your employees are actively involved in the development and creation of intellectual property as a function of their job, they should sign an Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership form.
• The employee acknowledges that certain materials developed during the course of his or her employment are jointly owned by the employee and the employer, including any intellectual property rights in the materials.
• Failure to get it in writing could result in lengthy and expensive legal claims.
• The Acknowledgement form is generic (not specific to any country) and can be used anywhere.
• This is a reusable legal form. Buy it, download it, and use it as often as you need to.

Offer an investor co-ownership rights in your software products with this Acquisition Agreement contract template for Canadian software developers.

• The agreement is between a software developer and an investor (purchaser) who will provide capital for product development.
• In return for its investment, the investor will acquire joint ownership in the developer's software products.
• The investor also purchases the patent rights and grants the developer the right to use and sub-license the patent rights.
• Each party will retain all rights to its own subsequent modifications to the software.
• The investor agrees not to solicit any of the developer's customers or employees for a period of one year following the closing of the transaction.
• The developer agrees to indemnify the investor against any claims or losses arising from an infringement claim with respect to the software.
• The Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights is governed by Canadian intellectual property laws.
• The form is available as a MS Word template and can be easily modified to reflect your unique business circumstances.

Obtain a co-ownership interest in software that is under development with this Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights.

• The purchaser is investing funds to complete the development of the software, in exchange for receiving a co-ownership interest.
• The purchaser also obtains the patent rights to the software.
• The purchaser grants the developer a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free license to use the patent rights.
• Each party retains its own rights to any subsequent modifications it makes to the software.
• The purchaser covenants not to compete with the software developer.
• This Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights in Software does not include specific references to the laws of any country and can be used in most jurisdictions.
• The form is available as a downloadable MS Word template that can be easily modified to include any additional terms of your business arrangement.

This Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for a jointly owned asset sets out in writing how the asset will be dealt with if you and your spouse / partner break up.

• The Agreement can be used to cover all substantial assets you purchase together (such as a home, vacation property, boat, RV, family vehicle, etc.).
• Each spouse agrees to pay half of the purchase price, but if one spouse cannot make a payment for any reason, the other spouse can make the payment and his/her interest in the asset will be increased to reflect the amount of the payment.
• If the marriage or relationship breaks up and the parties are unable to come to an agreement regarding ownership of the asset, the partners agree to submit the matter to a mediator, and to abide by the mediator's decision.
• This legal agreement can be used in any Canadian province or territory.

If you and your partner split up, you want to be sure that your jointly owned property is fairly dealt with. Download the Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for Jointly Owned Asset and sign it before you make that big ticket purchase.

Are you purchasing a substantial asset (such as a real estate property, a vehicle, boat, etc.) separately from your spouse or partner? Then you need to sign this Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement for a separately owned asset.

• This is a legal document which sets out in writing that you will be purchasing the property and making all the payments solely on your own.
• Your spouse/partner acknowledges that you will have sole ownership and waives any claims or rights that he or she might have by law with respect to the asset.
• This Agreement can be used in any Canadian province or territory.

Download the Canada Asset Acquisition Agreement (Separately Owned Asset) and sign it before you make that purchase. Otherwise you could lose part, or even all, of your share if you and your partner split up.

Don't wait until it's too late. Make an Enduring Power of Attorney now with this template form for ACT residents.

• Coming Into Effect. You can decide whether you want the Power of Attorney to become effective immediately, or at a date you specify, or only if you become incapacitated. In the latter case, if you regain capacity to manage your affairs, the Enduring Power of Attorney becomes ineffective again.
• Appointing Someone to Act for You. You can name someone you trust to act as your attorney, to make decisions and manage your affairs for you if you are incapable of doing so.
• Making Personal Decisions. It is up to you to decide whether you want to give your attorney the power to make personal decisions for you (such as housing, companionship, personal hygiene, etc.), and/or to consent or refuse to consent to medical treatments and procedures.
• How to Use the Form. This form contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney, as well as information for your attorney(s).
• Jurisdiction. The Enduring Power of Attorney template is intended to be used only for residents of Australian Capital Territory. It is available in MS Word format and is easy to download, fill in and print.

Appoint an attorney (agent) to handle your business and financial affairs for you with this General Power of Attorney for Australian Capital Territory.

• A General Power of Attorney is used to give someone you name the authority to look after your finances, business affairs, legal actions, etc. on your behalf, but ONLY while you are still capable of making such decisions on your own.
• The ACT General Power of Attorney terminates if you lose the legal capacity to make your own decisions.
• A General Power of Attorney cannot be used to delegate the authority to make medical or lifestyle decisions. You must use an Enduring Power of Attorney for that.
• This form contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney.
• For use in Australian Capital Territory only.

Use this free form to make a statutory declaration in accordance with the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 of Australian Capital Territory.

• This is the prescribed form of declaration required under the Act.
• The form contains instructions as to how the declaration must be completed and executed in order to be legally valid.
• The free Statutory Declaration form is available in RTF format and can be opened and printed using any word pro app.
• The statutory declaration form can only be used in Australian Capital Territory.

If there are additional conditions to a defendant's release you can add this schedule to the original Order Setting Conditions of Release in a US Federal Court criminal case.

• Additional conditions may include:
  • supervisory custody,
  • the defendant agreeing to actively seek employment or to start an education program,
  • travel restrictions,
  • avoiding contact with specified persons,
  • receiving medical or psychiatric treatment,
  • no use of drugs or alcohol,
  • no possession of firearms,
  • curfew, home detention, or home incarceration,
  • such other conditions as the Court sees fit to impose.
• USA Additional Conditions of Release, United States District Court Form AO 199B (rev 12/11).

Download a free copy of the Last Will of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945. (His name is spelled 'Adolph' in the Will.)

• Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. Following his imprisonment after a 1923 coup attempt in Bavaria, he gained support by promoting German nationalism, anti-semitism, anti-capitalism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda.
• He was appointed chancellor in 1933 and established the Third Reich, a single-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideals of national socialism.
• Unbelievably to modern sensibilities, he was named TIME magazine's Man of the Year in 1938.
• In the final days of WWII, at the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time mistress Eva Braun and, to avoid capture by Soviet forces less than two days later, the two committed suicide.

Source of information: Wikipedia

This notice advises a defendant in a criminal case of the penalties arising from any violations of the terms of their release.

• The form must be attached to the original Order Setting Conditions of Release.
• The defendant must sign the form acknowledging that they are aware of the conditions of release and promising to obey them.
• USA Advice of Penalties/Acknowledgement, United States District Court Form AO 199C (rev 09/08).

If you are the executor of a Will, you must provide this sworn Affidavit if you plan to apply to register the Will in India after the death of the testator.

• An application of this type would be made to the Sub-Registrar if the testator died suddenly within a reasonably short period of time after making his/her Will.
• The executor swears to the fact that there was no time to register the will while the testator was still alive.
• This is a fully editable form which is easy to download and fill in with the pertinent details.

The India Affidavit with Application to Register Will after Testator's Death can be downloaded and printed, then sworn by the executor.

Prepare an Affidavit of Attestation for someone who is unable to read or write with this easy-to-use form for Canadian legal documents.

• An Affidavit of Attestation is sworn by someone who witnessed the execution of a document.
• This form is called an Affidavit of Marksman because the witness makes a "mark" instead of signing. It is to be used in cases where the witness is unable to read or write and therefore cannot make a signature.
• You can download and use this free Affidavit form as often as you require.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Use this free template to prepare an Affidavit of Corporate Signing Authority for Canadian corporations.

• This form of affidavit would be sworn by a duly authorized signing officer of a corporation.
• The officer attests that they have been authorized to sign on behalf of the corporation without using a corporate seal.
• This affidavit is only for documents signed in Canada.

Every Canadian company should have an Affidavit of Corporate Signing Authority handy. Grab the free download now.

Have you served documents on someone in the United States by courier delivery or process server? Record the details of the service with this Affidavit of Delivery by Private Service.

• The person making the Affidavit swears that the documents listed in the Affidavit were served in the manner indicated (i.e. either by personal delivery or by private courier delivery service) to the addressee, on the date set out in the form.
• An Affidavit of Service must be made and recorded in circumstances where service of documents is required by law, such as legal proceedings, landlord-tenant notices and evictions, repossessions, foreclosures, etc.
• This free affidavit form is easy to download, fill in and print and can be used throughout the United States.
• An affidavit must be sworn in front of a notary public.

Use this free downloadable form to prepare an Affidavit of Execution for legal documents in Canada.

• An Affidavit of Execution is also called an Affidavit of Witness or Affidavit of Attestation.
• The affidavit must be sworn by a person who witnessed a legal document being signed.
• It must be given in front of an officer of the Court, such as a Commissioner for Oaths or a Notary Public.
• This form can be used in any province or territory of Canada by filling in the appropriate jurisdiction where indicated.
• The Affidavit of Execution form is free to download and use.

Have you served documents on someone through the US mail? Use this free form to prepare an Affidavit of Mailing, to record the details of the service.

• An Affidavit of Service is required in circumstances where service of documents is required by law, such as:
  • legal actions,
  • evictions,
  • repossessions,
  • divorces,
  • foreclosures,
  • lien claims.
• The affidavit of mailing must be sworn by the person who mailed the documents when they have been served by registered, certified or regular mail.
• This free form is easy to download and can be used throughout the United States.
• An affidavit must be sworn in front of a notary public.

Prepare an Affidavit of Personal Service with this free form for service of legal documents within New Zealand.

• If you have served legal documents on another party in a court action or other proceeding, you must swear or affirm an Affidavit as evidence that the documents have been served.
• The Affidavit is then filed with the court or appropriate public record.
• This form of Affidavit is used when the documents have been delivered personally to the receiving party, and should not be used if the service was performed by mail or fax.
• This New Zealand Affidavit of Personal Service is a MS Word document which is free to download and use.

When signing documents on behalf of someone under a power of attorney in the UK, you may need to provide an affidavit proving your authority.

• Download this free Affidavit form and swear it in front of a solicitor or commissioner of oaths.
• The Affidavit is sometimes required by banks, realtors, insurance companies, and the like when an attorney executes a document in their capacity as attorney for another person.
• You will need to attach a copy of the Power of Attorney to the form.
• This UK Affidavit of Power of Attorney form is free to download and use.

Prepare an Affidavit of Process Server with this template form for India.

• The process server making the Affidavit swears that the documents listed on the Affidavit were properly served on the party to whom they were addressed.
• An Affidavit of Process Server is required in circumstances where service of documents is required by Indian law, such as legal proceedings, landlord-tenant notices and evictions, repossessions, etc.
• This Affidavit of Process Server (India) template is in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print.

Prepare an Affidavit of Service for a legal proceeding in Federal Circuit Court of Australia with this free legal form.

• When you serve legal documents on someone, you need to prove that the service was completed properly.
• This form may be used as evidence of service for the purpose of Rule 6.05 of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 in any proceeding where no other form of affidavit of service is approved for use under the Rules.
• This affidavit of service is not for use in divorce proceedings.
• This is form FCC 0313V1, available in either MS Word or PDF format from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website.

Use this USA Affidavit of Survivorship to transfer title of real property to a surviving joint tenant after the other joint tenant has died.

• The affidavit must be sworn and filed in the appropriate County office to transfer the title into the name of the surviving owner.
• The Affidavit sets out the details of the deceased's passing and the value of the estate.
• The surviving joint tenant also declares whether or not there is any federal or state inheritance tax liability on the property.
• You must provide a copy of the death certificate when you register the affidavit.
• This legal form can be used in any U.S. state which does not have a prescribed form.
• There's no need to place the property in probate. Just sign this USA Survivorship Affidavit in front of a notary, record it with the land records office, and the title deed will be reissued in the name of the surviving joint tenant.

If you are selling a property in the United Kingdom, you will need to provide an Affidavit of Title to the buyer.

• The Affidavit of Title confirms that you are the property owner, and have full power to transfer title to the buyer.
• This affidavit is to be executed before a solicitor or a commissioner of oaths.
• This free UK Affidavit of Title form is provided in MS Word format and is easy to download and use.

Sometimes a witness cannot sign a sworn affidavit and can only make a mark to indicate they are signing. In those cases, you can take their statement using this Affidavit of Witness by Mark form.

• This form of Affidavit would be sworn by a person who is unable to sign their name at the time of making the statement.
• The witness is attesting to the execution of a document by another party and must make the affidavit in front of a notary or other official authorized to take affidavits.
• The witness can place their mark on the Affidavit instead of their signature.
• This is a free legal download that can be used anywhere in the United States.