Individuals buying a home, adopting a child, completing estate planning documents such as wills and advanced health care directives, or completing any number of legal procedures may find themselves in ...

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. A notary public, also simply ...

If you’ve ever had to sign your name to a document of great significance—like a mortgage, loan, or will—you may have been required to seek out the services of a notary public. "What the heck is a ...

A notary public’s job is to witness and authenticate the signing of various documents and help state governments prevent fraud and theft. As a notary public, you can work for banks, businesses, ...

A state appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling that recall petitions are not required to be notarized.  Robert Fisher, a 20-year-old school board ...

If you're drafting an estate plan, buying a home, adopting a child or completing another legal or official transaction, you might be tasked with finding a notary to authenticate certain important ...

A notary public, also simply known as a notary, is someone publicly commissioned to impartially witness and validate the signing of various important documents. The official acts performed by a notary ...