Posted by Karla/OR on 10/1/11 2:57pm
Msg #399391

AFFID OF AIRSHIP

Got a call today - her mom passed away in February - she is the only child.

Needs to have "Affidavit of Air Ship" notarized. She doesn't want to go to an attorney because of cost. I said I was not familiar with that particular document (and did not offer any advice). She is going to look into it more and then call me back to schedule an appointment to notarize.

Have any of you heard of this document? Thanks.

P.S. I did an orange button search as well as a Google search and found nothing.

Reply by Lee/AR on 10/1/11 3:01pm
Msg #399392

Affidavit of Heirship n/m

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 10/1/11 3:01pm
Msg #399393

Only ok if she is the size of a blimp JK Try "Heirship"

Used to prove who are the heirs (fo inheritance) of a deceased person

Reply by Karla/OR on 10/1/11 3:05pm
Msg #399394

OMG! Go ahead and ask how emarrasssed I am!! THANKS! n/m

Reply by Renee Eubanks on 10/1/11 3:05pm
Msg #399395

Here is a general idea of what it is.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6121006_file-affidavit-heirship-texas.html

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/1/11 3:07pm
Msg #399396

She can probably get it from Clerk of the Court... n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/1/11 3:11pm
Msg #399397

or here..

http://www.heirship.com/2009/10/oregon-affidavit-of-heirship.html

Just need to make sure she gets one for the right jurisdiction.

Reply by Karla/OR on 10/1/11 3:17pm
Msg #399398

Thanks Renee and Linda - I called her back and left the n/m

Reply by Karla/OR on 10/1/11 3:18pm
Msg #399399

(whoops - hit the post button too soon)

Anyway, I mean to say I called her back and left the info on her voice mail.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 10/1/11 6:31pm
Msg #399416

The key take-away from this...

There's another great lesson here... that we should not be concerned with the content of the document. People can request a notarized signature on anything they want and it's not up to us to question it.

Our concerns should be that the person provides proper identification and signs of their own free will, that the document is complete, and that we complete a proper notarization as requested, in accordance with our state laws. Beyond that, the nature of the document is pretty much irrelevant to us.

There may be some exceptions from state to state, but that's something we should each be aware of for our own individual states. For example, in my state, our Notary Handbook used to suggest that if someone presented a Will to us for notarization, that we should refer them to an attorney, but I think even that provision has been removed. (At least I couldn't find it with a cursory look... Someone please set me straight if I missed it.)

Reply by BrendaTx on 10/2/11 8:27am
Msg #399425

Agree with Janet. n/m

Reply by HisHughness on 10/1/11 4:09pm
Msg #399403

AFFIDAVIT OF AIRSHIP: Sounds like a rock band to me n/m

Reply by MistarellaFL on 10/2/11 9:06pm
Msg #399437

ROFLMAO
Thanks for the giggle Karla.
I was wondering what kind of ID aliens might produce.

Reply by John/KY on 10/4/11 11:23am
Msg #399584

This document is for the purposes of transferring title to real estate in lieu of a Will. Almost all states have such a form, and I would feel fine notarizing it.

The Affiant is simply stating that they have personal knowledge of the deceased, and that their heirs-at-law (children or surviving spouse) are as stated in the affidavit.

I would recommend that they have an attorney handle the transaction, as some states have certain requirements for the form to be legal i.e. must state the ages of the heirs at the time of the affidavit, must state marital status of the heirs, some states require that the affiant NOT be an heir-at-law of the deceased, etc.

I came across these all the time in the title department at a title company I managed.

~John