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In most cases a Notary Public can attest to someone's signature on a legal instrument, even her husband's (or his wife's), depending on your State law. The client signs it, anyway, not the attorney.
The function of a Notary is to provide confirmation that a signature is in fact the signature of the person claiming to have signed a document. A Notary cannot sign for anyone in the sense of signing a document instead of someone else.
That's why most documents like that are signed in the presence of a notary or lawyer, depending on the State.
A seller should never sign except in the presence of a notary. A notary has to witness the seller signing his/her name. Notaries have to take special classes in how those type of documents need to be filled out
No, all a notary public does is sign to verify that they watched you sign the document and verified that it was actually you signing it.
No, a notary should not sign a document on behalf of a person who is not capable of understanding what they are doing. Notaries are responsible for verifying the identity and willingness of the signer. Signing on behalf of someone who is unable to comprehend the document's contents would be unethical and could result in legal consequences.
In the U.S., the notary's stamp or seal is affixed next to their signature or immediately underneath their signature, in the appropriate notarial certificate. Notaries can not simply "sign and stamp" without appropriate notary wording already provided on the document.
Only a notary public can sign. Often Lawyers are also Notary Publics as well.
Yes it is legal to sign on any kind of a loan through an established service without having a notary public present. Notary Publics are only needed to authenticate certain classes of documents and car loans do not fall within that category when an impartial witness is needed when signing documents.
Yes. A Notary Public is verifying that you are who you represent yourself to be. You will be asked for photo ID, and likely to sign the document in front of the Notary. The Notarized document only verifies that it was signed by the person it was supposed to go to. It does not validate terms or legality in any other way.
If the signer had to sign in front of a notary, so does the co-signer.
IN FLORIDA: The notary does not validate the document only the person who signs the document. And that person has to show ID and sign in the presence of the notary. There are rules and guidelines in Florida for what type of document can and cannot be notorized.