A notary has to follow the rules required for their jurisdiction. In almost all of them, you have to verify the identity of the person signing in front of you. Then you can legally notarize their signature.
To ensure that the person who is signing their name to the document ACTUALLY IS that person.
However the notary chooses to express what you have just asked.
No, a notary does not supersede a deed. A notary public's role is to witness and authenticate signatures on documents, including deeds, to ensure their validity. While a notarized deed carries more weight and is often required for legal enforceability, the notary does not replace or alter the deed itself; they simply verify the identities of the signers and affirm that the signing was done voluntarily.
Yes, in New York State, a notary public can notarize a deed. However, the notary must ensure that the person signing the deed is doing so willingly and understands the document. It is also important for the signer to provide valid identification. Additionally, the deed must be properly executed and acknowledged according to New York law to be valid.
Almost certainly. Your local registrar of deeds will have the rules for what must be included in a proper deed (description, location, names of grantors, grantees, source of title to grantors, notarized signatures of grantors, statement of consideration paid, etc).
There are two types of documents commonly referred to as "notarized", but which are completely different from one another. The first is a sworn statement, like an affidavit. The person signing is under oath that it is true under penalty of perjury. The notary countersigns with the satement "Sworn to and subscribed before me this __ day of ___. The other is an acknowledged document, like a deed or mortgage. Here the notary countersigns with a "acknowledgement". The exact form is usually spelled out in state statutes; however essentially it says that the person who signed it identified himself/herself to the notary and signed it in the notary's presence. It is not made under oath and is basically just a means of proving that the document was in fact signed by the person signing it.
You've heard the expression "signed, sealed and delivered"? These three things make the deed effective: signing it, sealing it, and delivering it to the other party.
If by "notarized" you mean taking an acknowledgment such as on a deed or mortgage or administering an oath such as on an affidavit, you cannot get it done for another person because the notary is required to personally witness the signing. If by "notarized" you mean simply attesting to the validity of a signature, you can get it done for another person, because that type of notarial act may be done based on the notary's personal knowledge or other satisfactory proof of the person's signature. For example if a notary is attesting to a signature and personally knows the person's signature, the notary may attest to the signature but may not complete an acknowledgment that the person signed it in his/her presence.
Execute a new warranty deed. Write your name and the name of the person you want to add. Take the warranty to the notary public. Take the notarized deed to the land records.
Yes, at least in Florida. Even in the recorder's office, the recorder, who is also a notary public will witness the document and proceeds to notarize it himself. A power of attorney is a totally different case. Also, if the notary is notarizing the signatures of the winesses in any ddocument, he cannot be a winess himself.
Yes, if by signing the quitclaim deed they transferred all their interest in the property to a new owner.Yes, if by signing the quitclaim deed they transferred all their interest in the property to a new owner.Yes, if by signing the quitclaim deed they transferred all their interest in the property to a new owner.Yes, if by signing the quitclaim deed they transferred all their interest in the property to a new owner.
Yes a joint tenancy can be broken. You prepare and execute before a notary public a quitclaim deed to yourself. You record the quitclaim deed with the County Recorder in your county. You do not have to inform the other party or have a discussion before this happens.