The following affidavits shall be filed with an application for a grant of probate or letters of administration, as appropriate —
(1) Affidavit of alterations
(a) Where a will or codicil contains obliterations, interlineations or other alterations, the applicant shall file evidence showing that the alterations were present when the will or codicil was executed, unless —
(i) the alterations are trivial and of no practical importance,
(ii) the alterations are evidenced by the signatures of the attesting witnesses, or
(iii) the alterations have been confirmed by the re-execution of the will or by the execution of a codicil;
(b) The Court shall give directions as to the form in which the will or codicil is to be proved.
(2) Affidavit of plight and condition and finding of will
Where a will or codicil contains or has any appearance of an attempted revocation it must be accounted for by evidence on affidavit in Form P11 to the satisfaction of the Court to displace a presumption of revocation.
(3) Affidavit of incorporation of documents
Where a will or codicil contains a reference to another document in terms to suggest that the document ought to be incorporated into the will, the Court shall require the document to be produced and may call for evidence by affidavit with regard to the incorporation of the document that it considers necessary.
(4) Affidavit of date of execution of will
Where a will or codicil is undated or where there is doubt as to the date on which a will or codicil was executed, the Court shall require evidence on affidavit to be supplied as it considers necessary to establish the date.
(5) Affidavit of alias
Where a grant is sought in a name in addition to the true name of the deceased, the applicant shall give evidence on affidavit —
(a) stating the true name of the deceased;
(b) defining a part of the estate which was held in a name other than the deceased's true name; and
(c) stating any other reason for the inclusion of the other name in the grant.
(6) Affidavit of delay
Where an application for a grant is made for the first time more than 3 years after the death of the deceased, the applicant shall file an affidavit explaining the delay.
(7) Affidavit of foreign law
Where evidence of foreign law is required on an application for a grant, the Court may accept an affidavit from an attorney-at-law in the country concerned, whom, having regard to the particulars of the deponent's knowledge or experience given in the affidavit, the Court regards as suitably qualified to give expert evidence of the law in question.