Reply by SharonMN on 7/7/06 1:34pm
Msg #131526
As long as you can ID the signer according to TX notary laws, and they are in TX when they sign, you should be fine. It is their responsibility to provide the proper paperwork (seeking advice from a lawyer or realtor or whatever if needed.) All you need to do is notarize their sigs.
Remember not to overanalyze - your job is to check ID, check awareness, and notarize. It is not your job to make sure the document is legal for the purposes intended. If John Doe wants you to notarize his signature on a paper that says, "My favorite flavor of ice cream is vanilla," you can do that. If Mr. Doe tries to use the ice cream document to transfer title to his property, and it doesn't work, not your problem.
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Reply by MelissaCT on 7/7/06 2:09pm
Msg #131532
I recently did one of these. It was entirely in Spanish. Now, I'm literate in spanish (can't speak it, but can read it (partly thanks to 3 years' of Latin in high school & Jr high spanish classes) enough to know if the document notarial language is that of an acknowledgement or a jurat -- if you don't understand the language the notary section is written in, you should attach the proper certificate written in English (or a language you are literate in). Check state laws regarding notarizing foreign language documents.
I am not an attorney -- this is not to be construed as legal advice, just my experience.
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