Posted by BarbaraL_CA on 3/1/07 6:56pm
Msg #177796
Had an interesting notarization...
Yesterday a gentleman requested my services to notarize, not 1 but 6, Gift Agreements. He was living with his bed-ridden wife in an apartment which is an assisted living complex. He is 96 yrs old and was giving a gift of $100,000. to EACH of his 6 caretakers! I made darn sure he knew what he was doing. Asked questions like todays date, his birthdate, what bank he banks with, did he know and understand what he was doing (which he repeated to me exactly what he was doing and wanted to do it) All 6 caretakers were there and each donee's signature was notarized on the agreement with the donor's.
I wanted to jump up and down and say "I'm a care taker, I'm taking care of you right now, got an extra $100,000?" - just dreaming.
The clincher is he griped about my fee of $120 ($15.00 travel/service + $10per signature notarized - a little more than 10% for senior rate discount) He said he used to be a notary and they never charged for anything.
Looks like things have changed since his notary days.
| Reply by DebbieT on 3/1/07 7:09pm
Msg #177801
I cant believe he was giving it away. Well, you cant put luggage on a hurst.
| Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 3/1/07 7:24pm
Msg #177806
OT but relevant to this thread... (it's a joke)
The Obedient Wife
There was a man who had worked all of his life, had saved all of
his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money.
Just before he died, he said to his wife, "When I die, I want you to
take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take
my money to the afterlife with me."
And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when
he died she would put all of the money in the casket with him.
Well, he died.
He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there in
black, and her friend was sitting next to her.
When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got
ready to close the casket, the wife said, "Wait just a minute!" She had
a box with her, she came over with the box and put it in the casket.
Then the undertakers locked the casket down and they rolled it away.
So her friend said, "Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all
that money in there with your husband." The loyal wife replied "Listen,
I'm a Christian, I can't go back on my word. I promised him that I was
going to put that money in that casket with him."
"You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!!!!?"
"I sure did," said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my account
and wrote him a check. If he can cash it, he can spend it."
| Reply by Dennis D Broadbooks on 3/1/07 8:11pm
Msg #177810
Thanks for Providing the Warning...
...we wouldn't want the "humor impaired" police to be compelled to swing into action again.
| Reply by ZeeCA on 3/1/07 8:41pm
Msg #177812
aww but it is so much fun Dennis! n/m
| Reply by ewing2surf on 3/1/07 8:44pm
Msg #177813
Re: OT but relevant to this thread... (it's a joke)
That's a good one Barbara.
With regard to that notarization. No attorney present? You will get a subpoena when that guy dies.
| Reply by Ernest__CT on 3/2/07 7:06am
Msg #177861
Joe, I'm confused.
Possibly getting a subpoena to verify the notarizations makes sense, but what does no attorney being present have to do with anything?
| Reply by Lee/AR on 3/1/07 10:12pm
Msg #177840
Re: Had an interesting notarization... LOL
Let's see.... he's giving away $600k and complains about your fees? Guy probably doesn't have a dime but does have a nasty sense of humor.
| Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/2/07 1:21am
Msg #177853
Re: Had an interesting notarization... LOL
Actually, I'll bet it's that kind of attitude toward $$ that got him to the point where he's got that much to give away... ;>
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