After the document is notarized, the document first be presented to the county clerk for certification of the notary's signature. The document must be executed in the county where the notary has filed his or her oath. The notary does not take the notarized document to the county clerk; the client does!
Once certified, the client must forward the document to ( in Calif) our Sec of State who is responsible for completing the apostitle.
The county clerk will have information on addresses for completing this process.
Once the apostitle is added to the document, it will be recognized by any other country who is part of the Hague Convention, thereby eliminating the ardous steps in having a document formally legalized.
It's a wonderful convenience for anyone needing to send formal documents to foreign countries. |
