document is NOT our concern. Hell, we cant even guarantee that the identification documents signers present to us are legit or not. So in essence notarizing any document is a "risk" we take.
Having said that. As someone pointed out earlier, you are not there to question the legitimacy of the documents or the intentions of the signers.
If an attorney does call you in the event the Will is contested, you answer their questions, and if they feel you do need to show up in court, well you do if you get a summons. Otherwise, dont worry about it.
We could get called into court or summoned for ANY type of document we witness signing and notarize, keep that in mind. |
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 |