What is a notary public? A notary public is a third-party official who serves the public as an impartial witness, performing a variety of official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of important documents. These official acts are called notarizations, or notarial acts. A notarized document must be signed or witnessed by an official […]
Did you ever wonder about how notarization works? Do notaries just notarize something because you paid them to? They do not. Notaries will only notarize documents that meet strict standards, for people whose identification has met strict standards. A professional notary public will have to know when to refuse performing notarization. Different states […]
Notarization of documents is not what makes the document “real”, it’s what gives the signature on the document integrity. Having been notarized means that an independent third party has witnessed the signing and verified that the document is complete, the signature is authentic, and the signer was of sound mind and signing of their […]
Public Notary or Notary Public are familiar terms when it comes to verifying the legality of documents. Duties of a notary public can tie into many legal formalities, but whatever the kind of document or transaction, they center around authentication or attestation of oath. What Does a Notary Stamp Mean? A notary’s stamp can […]
When you’re buying a home, generally you show up at the closing and sign the documents in person. That’s the way we generally plan for it to go. Sometimes people themselves in a jam, so to speak. You may be buying or selling a home and find yourself out of town, in the hospital, […]
