I got a call to notarize a will. It is being drafted by an attorney for her mother and supposedly needs to be notarized. She hasn't seen it yet, so she couldn't tell me for sure if it was actually a Trust (which includes a Will) or only a Will.
I have never notarized a Will before and from memory, I do not believe we are allowed to. I have acted as a witness to Wills many times before (for someone not related to me), while notarizing Trusts.
I tried to look for a reference in the 2010 CA Handbook and Code about notarizing Wills so that I could have something to show the lady who called me, and could not find anything on the subject.
I called the CA SOS, and the lady told me to look at page 6; I was shocked to actually get an answer from them since they usually just tell me to seek the advice of an attorney when I call with a question. Unfortunately, Page 6 only talks about not being able to practice law and give legal advice. It doesn't reference Wills at all.
Can someone direct me to where it says specifically that in CA we cannot (or can) notarize Wills? Thanks. |
