Affidavit of Death

A sworn statement that an individual has passed away. If a trusteeA person who stands in a fiduciary relation to another, having been given legal title to someone else’s property for the benefit of a third party. passes away, there is a specific form to use. Often, an Affidavit of Death must incorporate the Death CertificateAn official document verifying that a person has passed away, specifying such information as the date and time of death, the cause of death, the place of death, and the signature of a physician..