This is NOT an unlawful request. Actually, this is more common than you might think. The process is commonly known as a "split signing". You would notarize the signature of person in your presence and then the docs would be sent to get the other signature and notarized by another notary.
In cases like that, simply state in your notary certificate that ONLY John Doe appeared before you. So, the acknowledgment would look something like:
STATE OF ____________________________, COUNTY OF____________________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______day of __________,____, by JOHN Q. DOE -ONLY-.
Then the next notary would attach a certificate for the notarization of the second signer.
I do hope you completed the signing for the borrower so it could be sent out for the ex-spouse to sign. If not, you will probably need to get it done ASAP, at your expense. |
