Posted by FlaNotary2 on 3/3/12 7:06pm
Msg #413837

AHHH! I can't take this anymore

The certificate says:

"SUBSCRIBED TO AND BEFORE ME this ___ day of _______, by _____, for the purposes described hereinabove, and further sayeth not."

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 3/3/12 7:29pm
Msg #413838

What drives me even crazier

Finding copies of letters in files in an attorney's office:

"Sign where indicated and return to us in the enclosed envelope. Our notary will take care of the notarization upon receipt."

Yep yep...I now have a copy of the law printed out and underneath my mouse pad on my desk in full view.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/4/12 12:43pm
Msg #413878

Ha! Lawyers - 0, Linda - A point for each lawyer... heh heh n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/3/12 8:23pm
Msg #413841

Ok, Safety Meeting right after work: Some tunes, your

beverage of choice from the CyberCheers, and idle chatter about anything but work.

Currently showing in one of the meida rooms is 'Some Like it Hot'. Marilyn just finished 'I Wanna Be Loved By You"...oooh, popcorn!

Reminder: It's Saturday Night.

Reply by Buddy Young on 3/3/12 8:45pm
Msg #413842

Where in the world did they come up with that wording?

Reply by ikando on 3/4/12 1:15pm
Msg #413886

Having worked with an elderly attorney for many years, that was the way they used to insure their status--obfuscation.

Looks like this statement is taken from an affidavit from 1950's. Sometimes the document provider is under the impression that the more "legalese" used, the more serious it sounds.

On another note, my pet peeve is the short line space they give you to write the name of Natasha Q. Whatshername. Never can fit it in.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/5/12 2:18am
Msg #413918

My reaction was that he was referring to the omission of the word "sworn" before "to". I figured it was probably just a typo. I've seen the legalese at the end on a number of certificates - mostly from Florida, I'd venture to guess.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 3/5/12 12:46pm
Msg #413957

More than just that, Janet

The certificate said: "SUBSCRIBED TO AND BEFORE ME this ___ day of _______, by _____, for the purposes described hereinabove, and further sayeth not".

1. You are right, it should be subscribed AND SWORN TO before me.

2. "for the purposes described hereinabove"? People don't swear to something for the purposes described in a document... they acknowledge EXECUTING a document for the purposes described in it. This verbiage is seen in acknowledgments but makes no sense here.

3. "Further sayeth not"? All I can say is... WTF? They probably mean "Further Affiant Sayeth NAUGHT" (meaning "NOTHING"), but "further sayeth not", aside from being gramatically incorrect, is gibberish here.

Not to mention the fact that there is no space to write the type of identification produced (as required in Florida) and no venue.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/5/12 1:58pm
Msg #413977

Re: More than just that, Janet

Thanks for spelling it out. Guess that really is a mess! I just skimmed over the rest of it, as none of that would apply to a CA jurat or ack and it might as well have been gibberish to me. But now I've already learned something new today.