Frequently asked questions
What is the role of a notary?
A notaries main responsibilities:
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Verify the identity of the person signing the notarized document(s). This is a major prevention to fraud in real estate transactions et al.
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Verify and confirm that the signer who is signing a document of his/her own free will and is not being coerced, manipulated, or intimidated into signing and is cognitive.
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Verify the signer’s are signing documents as the title company, closing agent or others are requesting they sign. Making accuracy a top concern for a notary.
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Administer oaths or affirmations requiring them to declare under penalty of perjury that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in the document to be notarized is true and correct. eg: interrogatories.
- There are many different responsibilities of a notary, and many types of documents I can review and have my clients sign, including buyer/seller loan packages. These are my signing agent tasks more than notary work, but still Deeds and Trusts are notarized. If you are a real estate broker, agent, title company, attorney who works in real estate transactions, or closing agent please feel free to reach out to me today.