>>>> We can't make the determination that one actually comprehends the content of a document. I think that crosses a line of making legal or medical determinations that are way outside our job duties.<<<<<<
1. person's on an IV drip or worse has a syringe with heroin in it after just injecting themselves. VERY lucid. Janis Joplin for one.
2. People in early stages of having dementia. At the right time, very lucid. (a famous woman's college basketball coach was able to coach her team to a National Championship.
We make medical and legal determinations for sure.
>>>>> Frankly, it's NONE of my business if they actually understand everything or not. If they can tell me, lucidly and voluntarily, what the general nature of the document happens to be and I can have a conversation with them (in any form... verbal, notes, texting, etc.) then I'm okay with notarizing their signature because I've done my job.<<<<<<<
IMO it is my business to make sure I don't get called into court because of something I may have doubts about. JMO
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