Posted by Jimmy_FL on 12/22/05 4:22pm
Msg #84189

I have a good question for everyone...Why would a

company date the docs for 12/21/05,but want you to date them for 12/22/05 and not cross out the date 12/21/05.. Sounds fishy to me...TIA...I said NO way...TIA...

Reply by PattiCA on 12/22/05 5:05pm
Msg #84196

Document dates have nothing to do with signature dates. Signature dates can be the same as the document date but just because they are different, does not necessarily invalidate the document. You should never change the document date unless instructed to do so. Nothing fishy in what you describe

Reply by TitleGalCA on 12/22/05 8:52pm
Msg #84248

Patti is correct

***Document dates have nothing to do with signature dates***

In fact her entire post is correct. I hope you didn't lose an important contact/client over this.

Reply by MelissaCT on 12/22/05 5:05pm
Msg #84197

Was the signing taking place on 12/22? If so, the date should be the date signed. You can NEVER date docs before they are "officially" created, but it's ok to sign at a later date. You don't need to cross out the 12/21 date to match the signing date, just make sure the RTC is completed with the correct dates.

Reply by LilyMD on 12/22/05 5:10pm
Msg #84201

You may find that o/n docs will be dated the day before the scheduled signing. I had one dated 12/19 and the signing took place on 12/21. Not a problem. Of course, I had the borrowers date everything 12/21.

Reply by Anonymous on 12/22/05 5:44pm
Msg #84205

I made the mistake of changing the dates of docs. That company has never called me back!

Reply by ReneeK_MI on 12/23/05 4:31am
Msg #84318

Melissa - you CAN sign/date docs on a day prior to "transaction date" and this is common to do for 'split' signings, where the parties are in different locations, signing different days. Particularly common on purchases, with out-of-state sellers. Nothing wrong, illegal or bad about it.

The idea that a document doesn't "exist" until the date of the transaction has been beat to death on the board. If you can write your name on it, it "exists".