<div dir="ltr">My first question in return is what document are you signing that <u>requires</u> by statute that a notary AND a witness with and affidavit are used? I know in practice that we often use a belt and suspenders approach to this question, but I am amiss at thinking of a document where such is required.<div><br></div><div>Despite that, and admittedly I utilize both, when I first started my practice and I was dragging my wife in as a witness and I was the notary (that's a whole 'nother thread) I created a separate Affidavit and we literally went to the bank to use a neutral notary for our witness affidavit. I have marched a couple of those early documents through court and have never had any problem. However, I am confident that I cannot notarize my own signature nor my wifes! Therefore, I believe acting in WA you would create a problem.</div><div><br></div><div>If this document is being signed in FL, then obviously FL notary laws would apply, but I would still want to know if it is a properly signed document from another state before being content that the client's intentions will be upheld.</div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Felicia Value <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:felicia@skagitprobate.com" target="_blank">felicia@skagitprobate.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Colleagues -<br>
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I sent Washington estate planning documetns to a client who is a Washington resident presently staying in Florida. He just emailed me saying they're all executed, and btw did I know that Florida law allows a notary to serve as a witness?<br>
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I've asked my client if indeed the notary acted as both witness and notary.<br>
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Among other documents, the notary would have notarized his or her own Affidavit of Attesting Witnesses. On other documetns the notary would have signed as a witness and then notarized client's signature.<br>
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This won't fly in Washington, will it?<br>
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Thanks in advance for your help.<br>
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Felicia Value<br>
Attorney at Law<br>
PO Box 578/116 N. Third<br>
La Conner, WA 98257<br>
<a href="tel:%28360%29%20466-2088" value="+13604662088" target="_blank">(360) 466-2088</a><br>
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