An Affidavit of Death is a sworn declaration attesting to the fact of a person's death. It is used in situations where a death certificate is unavailable or insufficient — including insurance claims, estate settlement, bank account release, and government benefit applications. Because it is a notarized sworn statement, it carries legal weight and is accepted by many institutions as documentary evidence of death.
Legalia automates the drafting. This tutorial walks you through the complete process of generating a notary-ready Affidavit of Death online — from logging in to saving a print-ready PDF — in five steps.
What you need before you start
- A free Legalia account — sign up here
- The affiant's full name, civil status, address, and relationship to the deceased
- The deceased's full name, date of death, place of death, and cause of death
- The purpose for which the affidavit is being executed
Step 1: Log In and Open Your Dashboard
Sign in to your Legalia account at https://legalia.ph. After logging in you will land on the document library dashboard, which lists all available document types grouped by category — Affidavits, Contracts, Deeds, and more.
Step 2: Select Affidavit of Death
Under the Affidavits category, click Affidavit of Death. The document editor opens in a two-panel layout:
- Left panel — the guided form with all required and optional fields
- Right panel — the live document preview, updated in real time
Every change you make in the form is immediately reflected in the preview — you always see exactly what will print.
Step 3: Fill In the Form
Complete the fields on the left panel. The form is divided into three sections:
Affiant Information
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Exactly as it appears on a government-issued ID |
| Civil Status | Single / Married / Widowed / Legally Separated |
| Address | Complete residential address including barangay, city/municipality, and province |
| Relationship to Deceased | Describe the relationship — e.g., "spouse," "son/daughter," "sibling," or "attending physician" |
Deceased's Information
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Deceased's complete legal name |
| Date of Death | Exact date the death occurred |
| Place of Death | Municipality/city and province where the death occurred |
| Cause of Death | As known to the affiant; use "natural causes" if the exact cause is unknown |
Purpose
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Purpose | State the reason the affidavit is being executed — e.g., "for insurance claim purposes," "for bank account release," "for estate settlement," or "for government benefit application" |
Step 4: Review the Live Preview
The right panel shows the document exactly as it will print. Review the full text carefully — especially the affiant's declaration of knowledge, the deceased's details, and the jurat block at the bottom.
The following optional tool appears at the top of the preview panel:
- Polish with AI — rewrites the narrative paragraphs in formal legal Philippine English while preserving all facts. Useful when the information was provided in informal language.
Step 5: Print or Save as PDF
When the document looks correct, click the Print button in the action bar. Your browser's print dialog opens.
- To print on paper: select your printer and click Print.
- To save a PDF: change the Destination to Save as PDF. The output is a clean document with no UI chrome, headers, or footers — formatted for standard 8.5×11 or A4 paper with correct margins and line spacing for notarial use.
Bring the printout to your commissioned notary public for the affiant's oath and signature.
That is the complete workflow — from opening the dashboard to a notary-ready Affidavit of Death.
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No credit card required. Draft, preview, and print a notary-ready Affidavit of Death for insurance claims, estate settlement, or bank account release — Philippine format, correct jurat included.
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