Notarizing signatures on the will itself without an attorney's instruction to do so can be considered UPL, because the notary would then be involved in the execution of the will. There is case law in NY that says such an action may result in the will being invalidated.
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|  Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - Next Level Notary Services - LaShawn on 5/4/07 1:12pm |
|  Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? -  rengel/CA on 5/4/07 1:22pm |
|  Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - Next Level Notary Services - LaShawn on 5/4/07 1:39pm |
| Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - BrendaTx on 5/4/07 2:00pm |
| Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - Next Level Notary Services - LaShawn on 5/4/07 2:05pm |
|  Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - BrendaTx on 5/4/07 2:13pm |
| If you refer to page 13 in the 2005 Handbook - DogmongerCA on 5/4/07 2:30pm |
|  Re: If you refer to page 13 in the 2005 Handbook - rengel/CA on 5/4/07 3:33pm |
|  Re: If you refer to page 13 in the 2005 Handbook - Joe Ewing on 5/4/07 9:09pm |
| So why is it not in the 2006 handbook?... - BarbaraL_CA on 5/4/07 7:25pm |
| I am not an attorney, so I can only guess - DogmongerCA on 5/5/07 12:18am |
| Re: Addition to a will written on a piece of paper? - Joe Ewing on 5/4/07 3:33pm |
| Great story - but a little creepy! - JanetK_CA on 5/4/07 5:23pm |
| Joe, if the notarial act was witnessing his signature, then - Susan Fischer on 5/5/07 2:43am |
| Re: Joe, if the notarial act was witnessing his signature, t - MikeC/NY on 5/5/07 7:43am |
| Mike, I guess I'm still confused. How does notarizing a - Susan Fischer on 5/5/07 12:16pm |
 | Susan, this applies to wills in NY, not documents in general - MikeC/NY on 5/6/07 11:34am |
|  Ah! Now I see, said the blind woman...Thanks so much, Mike. n/m - Susan Fischer on 5/6/07 1:51pm |
| It is called a codicil - Elizabeth Soliday on 5/4/07 4:38pm |
| Re: It is called a codicil - LJ on 5/4/07 6:10pm |
