[This rant is designed to guide my clients in getting the right paperwork generated for service by diplomatic channels. If I’ve sent you a link to this, that means you have to press the issue with your clerk of court– not because I want to create more work for the court staff, but the opposite.
An interesting conundrum popped up on my state bar’s listserv recently. It seems that an attorney tried to have a Durable Power of Attorney notarized at her bank,
We have a pretty straightforward view of notarization in the U.S. and Canada … you sign a document, and a notary stamps & signs the same document, pointing to your signature and saying “yep, that’s the person who signed this.” It’s a handy tool for verification whenever the document needs to be used in court
[Author’s note: I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter universe. The new “prequel” really is fantastic. Go see the movie, buy the script… immerse yourself in this new story line. Or as of summer 2022… see the latest in the magizoologist’s story.]
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