Arizona Order to Guardian and Acknowledgement and Information to Interested Persons

Can I perform a notarization for a family member? Arizona law states you may not notarize for certain family members: spouse, son, daughter, mother, or father. However, most notary authorities agree notaries must NOT notarize for any of their family member.

They key difference is that for a signature witnessing, the signer must always sign the document in the Notary's presence.An acknowledgment, on the other hand, does not require the Notary to witness the signature in most states (one exception is Maryland).

Stelk, known to me to be the person nained in and who executed the above Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed.

An acknowledgment is a formal declaration before an authorized official such as a notary, by a person who has signed a document, that the document is his or her act. Acknowledgments are governed by the Uniform Acknowledgment Act. The person acknowledging the document must personally appear before the notary.

They key difference is that for a signature witnessing, the signer must always sign the document in the Notary's presence.An acknowledgment, on the other hand, does not require the Notary to witness the signature in most states (one exception is Maryland).

Most notaries choose black ink for their inked seals. The only states with laws that require that their notaries use black ink for their seals are Florida, Oregon, Illinois, Delaware, Missouri, and Massachusetts.

It is required for all Arizona notaries to use a pre-inked or self-Inking stamp to validate all notarial acts.

Notary embossers are round in shape and, prior to most states adopting the inked rubber stamp, were the traditional method for documenting a notarization. Some states still require a raised embossed seal, but embossers are more commonly used in conjunction with the inked rubber stamp.