Register
Log In
Forget your Password?

Home
Directory
Bulletins
Forums
Blogs
Articles
Links
Classifieds
About Us
Contact Us
Advertise
FAQ
Privacy Policy


Discussion
<< get older messagesget newer messages >>
to post a message: login - or - register | search messages | show all replies



[+] Express Finanacial Article - Jay Duncan/MO (9 replies)
9/20/2007 10:47:28 AM (2877 views)

[+] Basically it boils down to this... - Jay Duncan/MO (16 replies)
9/19/2007 5:54:03 PM (2738 views)

Counselor's Title/Lombard,Il - Barbara Bennett/IN
9/19/2007 5:26:28 PM (2985 views)

[+] Financial Dimension...Reduction of fees - Loretta Reed/MD (5 replies)
9/19/2007 5:07:12 PM (2868 views)

[+] Fidelity National Financial - Irving, TX - Scott Perry/PA (1 reply)
9/19/2007 4:16:56 PM (2796 views)


Real Title Services


[+] Email from India - Kevin Ahern/CT (9 replies)
9/18/2007 5:31:40 AM (2657 views)

[+] the N symbol - Ron McPherson/IA (2 replies)
9/18/2007 12:57:11 AM (2567 views)

[+] ESS Solutions, LLC - Russ Frye/GA (9 replies)
9/17/2007 11:20:32 PM (2791 views)

Central Lending Services - Jon Lax/RI
9/17/2007 5:05:26 PM (2246 views)

[+] Jessica Talley - SHARON YAHRAES/ID (1 reply)
9/17/2007 2:13:56 PM (2803 views)

[+] Tax assessments in PA - Nathan Miller/KY (7 replies)
9/17/2007 11:12:38 AM (2505 views)

[+] Separation of Banks, Mortgage Companies and Title Companies - Jay Duncan/MO (1 reply)
9/16/2007 9:37:06 PM (2466 views)

[-] IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - KATHY NEWTON/NC (5 replies)
9/16/2007 7:34:38 PM (2429 views)
Re: IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - Jay Duncan/MO
9/16/2007 7:53:28 PM (2874 views)
Re: IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - Kevin Ahern/CT
9/17/2007 6:37:31 AM (2750 views)

Her position as treasurer/secretary/director of the corporation makes her an employee of the corporation, but not an owner of the corporation. She would have to be a shareholder of the corporation in order to own an interest in it.

Whether she was an interested third party to the transaction and thereby transgressed the law would depend upon the law of the state in which she was commissioned as a notary. Generally, I would prefer to have someone totally unassociated with the parties to the transaction to perform the notarial act. However, it is my understanding that it is a common practice to have corporate notaries notarize the signatures of other employees on documents.

In Connecticut it is not unusual for a law firm to have one of its secretaries or paralegals commissioned as a notary to notarize the signature of an attorney on court pleadings (i.e. affidavits.). As employees of the law firm representing one of the parties to the litigation they are not disinterested third persons. The last time I refied my house (three years ago) the notary that took my acknowledgment on the mortgage worked for the law firm that represented the bank. When an attorney takes a deposition of the opposing party he has to hire a court reporter to type the questions and answers into a transcript. The court reporter is a notary who is empowered to administer oaths and certify the transcript, but he/she is a part time agent (independent contractor but still an agent) of the law firm that hired him/her for a limited purpose.

The requirement for a notarized signature for documents involving land transactions is generally a requirement of the recording statutes in Connecticut. If there is a problem with the notarization that impacts on the recording of the document, it is my understanding that the document is binding as to the signatories to the document. However, it may not be binding on third parties to the transaction that would normally rely on the recording (i.e. priority of claim in a foreclosure). 

The best source for an answer to your question would be the state agency that commissions its notaries. In most states that would be the Secretary  of State.

 

to post a reply: login - or - register


Re: IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - Ronald Brasier/MI
9/19/2007 9:26:47 AM (2871 views)
Re: IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - KELLY ROBERTSON/CA
9/24/2007 7:42:55 AM (4945 views)
Re: IS WHAT THIS NOTARY DID LEGAL?? - Timothy Gatewood/TN
9/26/2007 11:16:49 AM (4460 views)

[+] Is your title shop using a trusted notary? - Jay Duncan/MO (1 reply)
9/14/2007 4:49:41 PM (4234 views)

Advantage Equity, Pennsylvania - Wendi See/SC
9/14/2007 3:25:40 PM (2117 views)


<< get older messagesget newer messages >>

DISCLAIMER: These Message Forums are un-moderated and Source of Title does not endorse the content of any of the posts. Source of Title discourages libelous comments and you, as the sole creator of the content, take full responsibility for your remarks.
Directory

The Source of Title Business directory has 8961 listed companies.

Leave feedback on a company:
SOT ID #:  learn more...
DRN Title Search
Blogs

Read other users' blogs-- or start your own!

Most Recent Blog Posts:

AI Isn’t “Coming Soon” - It’s Already Here (and Working)
Michael Gigliotti's Blog
2025/09/16
0 comments

U.S. Housing Market Hits 30-Year Low in Home Sales: Causes and Consequences
Marissa Berends's Blog
2025/09/08
0 comments

Understanding Mineral Rights and the Importance of Trained Mineral Researchers
Marissa Berends's Blog
2025/09/05
0 comments

Articles

Source of Title articles help to keep you informed on the state of the title industry.

Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Increased in Second-Quarter 2025
“The delinquency rate for commercial mortgages increased in the second quarter of 2025 across most major capital s...
MISMO Publishes Updated Charge and Fee Naming Guide for Industry Use
“The Naming Guide empowers lenders to deliver a more transparent, efficient, and compliant mortgage experience for...
Holland & Knight Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of American Land Title Association Contesting AML Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions
ALTA, the national voice of the title insurance and settlement services industry, has approximately 5,700 company member...
Mortgage Application Payments Increased in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
“Mortgage rates declined for the second consecutive week as Treasury yields moved lower on data indicating that th...
NAHB Calls on Congress to Protect Energy Choice
The National Association of Home Builders today called on Congress to help ease the housing affordability crisis by supp...

Search Articles:
browse...

Classifieds

Buy, sell, or trade! Browse the ads or post your own!

© 2020, Source of Title.