How to Evaluate if the Signer of the Notary Documents is Genuine?
While notarization grants a legal sanction to any documents, there’s a plethora of situations where a notarization is performed as an act of duress on the signer. One of the key responsibilities of a notary public is to determine if the process is done under coercion. It certainly involves making a critical assessment whether it is reasonable to believe that the signer is signing the notary documents out of free will. So, what can be done? The Responsibilities of a Notary Public Before you make the signer sign the notary documents, make sure he or she is familiar with whatever written there. Verify if they were aware about the document content and can comprehend what their signing actually means. If the signer sounds pretty confident about the notary document , be assured that he or she is a genuine signer and are not doing so under any duress. Many notaries say they get a gut feeling when something is off in their signing. Usually people can tell when something is not right,