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International Validity of Power of Attorney Document requiring multiple signatures, individuals sign asynchronously with asynchronous notarization

Is it legally permissible for co-inventors to sign a Power of Attorney (PoA) document at separate locations with only their own signatures in the witness of independent notaries, leaving everyone else's signature blank, and then return the original…
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Can a business require a document be notarised by a specific notary?

Is it legal or allowed for a business to require a document which requires notarisation to be notarised only by a specific notary (or notary organisation)? For example, is it legal to reject a perfectly valid Power of Attorney application or USPS…
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Is it always unauthorized practice of law for a notary to suggest which notarial act?

If you look at the notary manuals from many of the states, or you look at the advice on some of the advice on notary training websites like the National Notary Association, you see advice like this: A Notary may not even choose for the signer what…
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How can I sign and notarize a Power of Attorney written in the US when I live abroad?

I'm an American citizen but I live in Germany. I need to provide a Power of Attorney to my father to sell my car for me in the US. I am the principal. I own the car (completely, title in hand, purchased in the US). The car is in currently registered…
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How is a notarized document different from a document with the District Registrar/sub-registrar?

Jurisdiction: India Relevant Law/Statute: ? Here in India a document may be notarized by a Notary Public, or it may be registered (if it falls under certain types ) by the District Registrar subject to payment of Stamp Duty as applicable. From my…
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Surrogate Court for Petition of Probate New York - COMBINED VERIFICATION, OATH AND DESIGNATION what is SS

In NY, when filling out forms for Petition of Probate, it reads the following: COMBINED VERIFICATION, OATH AND DESIGNATION [For use when petitioner is an individual] STATE OF NEW YORK )_______ COUNTY OF _________ ss.________ What is the ss? Is that…
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How do I apostille an original NYC birth certificate without Letter of Exemplification?

I have an original long form New York City (Manhattan) Birth Certificate issued by NYC Department of Health in 2016 signed by Steven P Schwartz (City Registrar) needing apostille but missing a Letter of Exemplification The NY State website indicates…
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Scope of law about court procedures in other areas of government

Like many US states, Vermont has a separate section of the law, Title 12 "Court Procedures", about the state courts. In it it has a Subchapter 2, Administration of Oaths, which, among other things, allows notaries to administer oaths of office and…
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Florida Real Estate Law: Does this document give the real estate agent and title agent the power to close even if something changes?

I'm concerned about the following text in a real estate transaction for a home I am selling in Florida. It will be difficult for me to be at closing so the title company sent me some documents to sign in front of a notary. All the documents are…
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Can plaintiff and defendant both want the same thing (court order)

My friend recently sold his car to me and left the country (United States). We did not notarize the title and now (NC)DMV refuses to transfer the title to me. My friend is not coming back to the US to notarize the title. I've consulted traffic…
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How can I get an apostille on a marriage certificate?

I have a Certificate of Marriage issued from NYC signed by the city clerk How do I get it apostilled? Do I mail it to the NYC county clerk or the Department of State? Does it need a letter of exemplification?
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Can a person obtain a notarization under an alias?

Hypothetical scenario: Alan Jones and Peter Piper both live in the United States and are good friends. Alan uses the screen name J7 in a computer account, and a need has developed for Alan Jones to sign a document using the name J7 and acknowledge…
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How do I get a US document notarised from overseas?

How do I get a United States document (for business, to be sent to the USA) notarised and apostilled in the Netherlands?
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Notary refused to notarize letter written in foreign language

Today I needed an authorization letter notarized for a visa my daughter is applying for. Since I speak the language of the foreign country, I used that language for the letter. And when I went to my usual notary, he refused to notarize it because it…
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Do certain US notaries have to identify a person taking some types of oaths?

Some US states have passed the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA). The section numbering and exact wording will vary from state to state, but the linked proposed version states in section 2: (5) “Notarial act” means an act,...The term…
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