Notary Question

[mr.haney]

If your wife is a notary can she do notary work you.Wife is and says she cant be a notary for me.

 

[bigfug]

I would think it would be a conflict of interest. Wife used to be, and I seem to remember she couldnt notarize for herself, and I believe myself either.

 

[hanson405]

She's right. It's a conflict of interest.

It's just kind of a legal liability.

 

[reddog1]

Lol.....

 

[IreneKennedy]

If your wife is a notary can she do notary work you.Wife is and says she cant be a notary for me.

Per the Oklahoma Secretary of State:
'A notary cannot notarize his or her own signature. A notary is an impartial witness. The law does not forbid notaries from notarizing the signatures of relatives. However, if the notarized document was ever the subject of a court suit, a judge might determine the notary was not an impartial witness'.

My spouse has notarized my documents for business and personal for over 35 years without problem.

 

[mr.haney]

Thanks for the info.

 

[tyromeo55]

Like IK said, Legally yes but it could come back to haunt you. Id say doing it depends on what I'm trying to accomplish.

If it is for the sale of a car that I owned then I'd do it in a heart beat. If it was for a personal Trust then I'd probably find someone else to do it