Hello. Need advice.
Century Tree Investments, LLC emailed me earlier this week needing a Texas DEED notarized. The signing party is here in Oregon and knows no one here apparently that can be a witness on the doc. They offered that I could be one of the two required witnesses since the doc will be recorded in Texas, not Oregon, and that is how notaries do it there. I explained I can not notarize AND be a witness on the same doc per our SOS. I said I would be glad to notarize it if the signer can provide the two witnesses. They would not accept my explanation so I finally referred them to our SOS office.
They emailed me again today, apparently finally understanding what I told them, and said,
"I have contacted the seller and explained he will need to obtain two witnesses. I suggested he meet with you maybe in a Starbucks or something where he can pull two people."
Pull two people???!!! Seriously??!!
Our Notary Handbook addresses credible witnesses in a situation where a signer does not have proper ID, but not my scenario. Probably because it is so absurd!!! The SOS office was closed today by the time I read the email. I need to reply to their email before the SOS office is open again on Monday.
I say no can do with pulling two strangers at Starbucks to witness the document signing. What do you say?
TIA |
