Posted by JoeKaiser on April 06, 2003 at 17:26:19:
While you’re probably right and certainly, it is prudent to have access to a notary when you’re in the sort of crunch time where things have to get done, you may not be aware of other notary acknowledgements that title companies do in fact accept.
In some of the acknowledgement language, the words "John Smith, personally appearing before me . . . " have been substituted with “I have sufficient knowledge that John Smith . . .”
That, along with a copy of a drivers license has been accepted more than a couple times.
(1)Is it a “warranty” deed that I want? (2)Is it best to have it deeded to my land trust? And then have a trust agreement with the seller showing me to be the beneficiary of the trust? (3)I believe deed needs to be notarized before I can record it? And does seller need to be with me for notarizing of his signature, I guess?
Am I leaving out something important?
I apologize to one and all if these are “dumb” questions. I’ll be grateful for any guidance.
I appreciate your help, John. Also - just curious - you wrote: “While you’ve asked several very broad, open-ended questions, that might take pp. to answer”,
This must be one of the gaps in my education. What is “pp.”?
Notary’s Acknowledgement - Posted by John Merchant
Posted by John Merchant on April 06, 2003 at 14:44:00:
While you’ve asked several very broad, open-ended questions, that might take pp. to answer or even totally discuss-the one about Notaries,I’ll answer here and now:
Yes, all states, to my knowledge, require all docs to be recorded, specially a Deed, to have been personally signed and Notary acknowledged…and the only kind of LEGAL acknowledgement is with the signer appearing before the NP and signing in the NP’s presence, after ID’ing him/herself to the NP.
Requirement of Deed to have been signed and Notary Acknowledged in order to make it legal, and in order that it can be legally recorded, is a matter of specific statute, I’d expect, in most every state. I know I’ve seen statutes on this in 3 or 4 states.
It’s illegal for a NP to acknowlege or “notarize” somebody’s signature who’s not appearing in person before that NP. Have heard of it being done, but NOT legally, and causing BIG problems where & when it did happen.
Have Notary Seal Will Travel… - Posted by David Krulac
Posted by David Krulac on April 06, 2003 at 17:32:51:
in cases where the signature owner could not get to the notary, we have taken the notary to the signature owner. It costs a few extra dollars but is well worth it.