I've had page breaks appear in inopportune spots, and made some adjustments, but I don't think I've ever had the exact problem you describe.
As I understand it, the last page of the doc had a place for you to sign as a witness, then half of a notary certificate, then the doc just stopped. No place for you to sign as a notary. They wanted your seal on this last page. As you stated, that just won't fly.
If the client has no idea what is a proper certificate, I would also have serious doubts about what will or will not record. But if it isn't being recorded in Vermont, I can't be sure what will or won't record either. I'd also be hesitant to change the font size, because some jurisdictions have minimum font sizes they will accept. (Another issue is that since I don't own a copy of Adobe Acrobat, there are serious limits on what kind of editing I can do to a PDF).
I hope the font size you ended up with makes the recorder happy and everything turns out fine.
The law in force in my state says nothing about certificates or where to place a seal. The new law that goes into effect in July doesn't have any requirement that all parts of a certificate be on the same page. As for the stamp, it just says "an official stamp shall be affixed to or embossed on the certificate or, in the alternative, the notary shall clearly print or type the notary public’s name and commission number on the certificate." If the certificate starts on one page and finishes on another, the law doesn't prohibit me from putting my stamp on both sheets.
The state hasn't gotten around to creating any administrative rules for the new law yet. Maybe when they come out they will say something about where to put the stamp. |
