Yes, 100% uncomfortable and would not do. Documents still must be complete before being notarized in this state. How are you supposed to know what a signature page is supposed to be attached to, whether or not there's missing info in the document contents, or if that signature page ever gets attached to the correct document? That's just a NO for me, regardless of how inconvenient or how many pages would be involved. I've done hundreds of estate plan signings for a variety of law firms that managed to send all the pages of the entire estate plan to their clients, usually in a very large binder.
Reminds me of a very large GNW assignment I walked away from many years ago for someone who apparently was in the public realm somehow... There was a huge number of signatures to be notarized. I don't remember how many, but I'd calculated that it would at least be an all-day job (and a big, big payday) - except that they only sent the signature pages. (A box full...) I don't doubt they found someone else who was very happy to do what they wanted, but it was clearly the wrong thing to do - however painful to pass up...
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