The Affidavit (Anna and Lu Jinhu’s Relationship) – Part 1
Thursday, continued…
Once settled in the sitting room, Anna removed her laptop, turned it on, and connected to the CEO’s intranet. She then remotely logged into ANX’s legal software and located the new file created for her.
A week ago, she never could have imagined being in a situation where she would need to write about her relationship with Lu Jinhu, something she had done countless times for clients in the past. How quickly things had changed. The only silver lining was that this affidavit would not require the extensive editing she had done for clients—Alfred would handle that.
Anna opened an Affidavit template and took a few deep breaths. The only way she could get through this, she figured, was to treat it exactly the same as she did for her clients in the past. There was a process to follow: set out personal details, the relationship information, what Lu Jinhu had done, and confirm the elements she needed to prove—namely, that the signature on the original court orders was not hers.
start of affidavit text
My name is Anna Hou. My maiden name, and the name I use professionally, is Anna Jones. My date of birth is detailed on the application filed with this affidavit, and I am 26 years of age. I am an Australian Legal Practitioner by occupation. I am the appellant in this application.
The respondent in this appeal is Lu Jinhu, who was born in Country X but has recently obtained Australian Citizenship. His personal details are on the application filed with this affidavit, and he is 28 years of age. I do not know the date he obtained such citizenship, but he advised me on the Tuesday prior to the signing of this affidavit of this fact. I am not certain whether his obtaining Australian Citizenship automatically cancelled his citizenship of Country X.
Lu Jinhu and I were in a de facto relationship for approximately 5 years, beginning around 4 months after I started my employment with ANX Lawyers, which began on [Note: ALFRED, you need to confirm the exact date of my employment with HR to add this date]. This firm remains my current employer.
Anna’s work was interrupted by a knock on the door. Hou Yi entered, carrying a tray. “Anna, the food I arranged for you has arrived. Please try to eat something and send me a message when you finish. I’ll try to end the meeting as soon as I can so we can return home.” With that, he placed the tray down and left the room.
returning to Anna’s work typing the affidavit
Lu Jinhu and I became engaged to marry approximately 10 months ago. We agreed to obtain our marriage certificate in Country X, on the basis that his parents were unable to travel to Australia for a wedding. We had further agreed that there would be a formal wedding ceremony in Australia after this. On the Tuesday prior to the signing of this affidavit, I found out the reason behind agreeing to a wedding ceremony in Country X was a lie. Lu Jinhu’s parents frequently engaged in business travel, as their family company, Lu Corporation, headquartered in Country X, has projects throughout the world.
Approximately six months ago, I began questioning my relationship with Lu Jinhu, but I had decided that, as I had given my commitment to him, I would stand by my word.
However, a few days before our intended marriage date (which I further discuss in this affidavit), I knew that I could not marry Lu Jinhu. I had not…
To be continued…
