NY A08302

Expands Rule 2106 of the civil practice law to allow sworn affirmations to substitute for affidavits, certificates, responses to notices to admit, answers to interrogatories, pleading verifications, bills of particulars, and other sworn statements in civil actions

Excludes depositions, oaths of office, and oaths required before a specified person other than a notary from the expanded affirmation rule

Updates the required affirmation language to include the phrase "except as to matters alleged on information and belief and as to those matters I believe it to be true"

Preserves the existing requirement under domestic relations law that matrimonial agreements must be acknowledged in deed form

Takes effect immediately upon enactment