Posted by Karen Jenkins on 3/26/06 2:42pm
Msg #108673

Turst signing

I am a new notary/sa and have been offered trust signing work by a estate planner is there anything special I need to do, or know? Are there any additional fees other then the $10 per signiture. Karen in Ca

Reply by Regal1 on 3/26/06 3:14pm
Msg #108678

Are they paying per signature or flat fee? Package could contain about 20+ signatures.

Reply by Karen Jenkins on 3/26/06 4:45pm
Msg #108695

Re: Trust signing

I am not sure yet it is a referral and I have not talked with the estate planner yet I am trying to get a feel for what to expect or ask for in regards to fee.

Reply by John_NorCal on 3/26/06 4:10pm
Msg #108686

When I've done trusts, there usually aren't that many things to notarize, it really depends on home much real estate they own. There will probably be an equal amount of paperwork that will need you to sign as a witness. I've done these with an attorney who set up the trust. I've received in the neighborhood of $150.00 per trust, they're paying you for your time to be there as they go over the paperwork and answer any questions.

Reply by Ninna_La on 3/26/06 4:23pm
Msg #108690

Re: Trust signing

I do these quite a bit. There are usually quite a few signatures required. Some doc's you MAY see (depending upon the state) are a living will, will, trust, deed conveying any real property to the trust, extracts of inventory, poa's, etc. You go to simply i.d. and notarize. Hopefully, the trust and other documents have already been gone over with the clients by the estate planner. I've been in situations where when I get there, I find out the estate planner has not gone over everything and I have to sit through the explanations (yawn). Now, I always ask. If they tell me they will go over it at the table, my fee goes up.