It's not up to you to determine if, in fact, these two people witnessed the will or not or research the history of previous acts. If both people appear before you, present ID and swear to the truth of the statement, that's your only concern.
If, in the future, you ARE "swept up" into anything about this statement, your testimony will be about the statement only and not about the Will signing. Your notarization is only about the present day and the present document....not the past. The signatures on the will along with the signatures on the statement will stand for themselves.
I suspect I could see the same thing in the future - I had a Will signing last week - a one-page will, no witnesses, no self-proving affidavit..nothing. Not my concern, even though I know better. This is what the woman wanted, she met all the notarial criteria..so I notarized. Whether the document was drawn properly is not my business.
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Messages in this Thread |
| After the Fact, Witness Statement? - TacomaBoy on 9/25/16 3:08am |
| Notarize, don't Analyze... - Linda_H/FL on 9/25/16 8:16am |
| Analyze, then Notarize! - Peggy Taylor on 9/25/16 1:15pm |
| Peg, your scenario is entirely different from - Linda_H/FL on 9/25/16 1:28pm |
| Yes Linda, I Know The Scenario Was Entirely Different . . . - Peggy Taylor on 9/25/16 1:37pm |
| Whether the document was drawn properly is not my business. - C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 9/25/16 2:59pm |
| Not my concern to tell them this...they have to - Linda_H/FL on 9/25/16 3:26pm |
| Linda, your concern for your clients is clear, none. And its - C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 9/25/16 7:22pm |
| Cari, you don't know me so you know nothing... - Linda_H/FL on 9/26/16 8:18am |
| Linda, it doesn't feel good to get judged here does it? - C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 9/28/16 8:07am |
| Re: After the Fact, Witness Statement? - Art_PA on 9/25/16 9:22am |
| I agree. If the witness statement was not notarized at the - MW/VA on 9/25/16 9:30am |
| I would've notarized the document as the legitimacy of the - C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 9/25/16 3:29pm |
| Re: After the Fact, Witness Statement? - Luckydog on 9/25/16 1:35pm |
| I'm With You Luckydog . . . - Peggy Taylor on 9/25/16 1:42pm |
| Re: After the Fact, Witness Statement? - LKT/CA on 9/25/16 2:10pm |
| Re: After the Fact, Witness Statement? - MikeC/TX on 9/25/16 4:19pm |
| Agree w/Mike. n/m - C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 9/25/16 7:24pm |
| Re: After the Fact, Witness Statement? - JanetK_CA on 9/25/16 8:19pm |
| Thanks, Mike. That's good info. n/m - MW/VA on 9/26/16 8:06am |