The notary public's signature is illegible and nowhere on the document is the Notary's name typewritten or printed. Therefore "said Notary" is unidentifiable. Also there is NO Notary Stamp or even any kind of "Acknowledgement" attached to the Will. "My commission expires: ________."
This quote was typed and following the colon, 1999 was handwritten in on the blank line. These are the facts. Could this be legally binding in any case? Or does this appear as fraudulent as I perceive it to be?
2007-09-06 14:20:27 · 3 answers · asked by alberta 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The will is TECHNICALLY valid if the person leaving the will actually signed it. The problem is proving they did. The notary's attestation is worthless as described. If the notary could be identified, they could testify that the signature is valid. As it is, the only known witness is the deceased.
2007-09-06 15:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a matter of state law, but most of the the time, a will does not have to be notorized to be valid. It has to be properly witnessed to be valid, which means that it has to bare the signatures of two competent witnesses.
Don't take this as me saying that the will is not fraudulent though, if it looks fraudulent, then you should look into it.
2007-09-06 14:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by the hump 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a legal binding document.
2007-09-06 14:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by kys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋