Linda, I have learned to rely solely on Florida’s State Notary Public Statutes/Florida’s Governor Reference Notary Public Manual for guidance. Even when I call NNA’s Notary hotline, whatever information they provide. I researched it with the Florida Notary statutes. Unfortunately there’s a lot of gray areas in the Florida Notary statutes, the state says to seek legal advice. The state’s representatives will not interpret the Notary Public statutes.
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Yes, exactly what I think
As, I understand, a credible witness cannot be a family member. In AZ per all credible witness documents
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I see that Arizona has adopted the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, just like my state, Vermont, has. Of course, each state makes a few modifications to the version recommended by the Uniform Law Commission. I can’t find anything in the statutes of either AZ or VT saying anything about the relationship between the credible witness and the signer. It would be a good practice for the credible witness to not have a financial interest in whatever is being signed, and not be closely related to the signer, but I can’t find anything in the law that forbids relatives from being credible witnesses.
I didn’t see anything in their handbook stating that either. That said, “financial interest” is an important issue here because anyone related to the signer could be a potential heir-at-law and, therefore, MAY have a financial interest in the transaction. When asked this by a signer I always suggest it would probably be best to get two people not related.
yeah I think it’s the same in Michigan since it implies that the family member might have something to gain from the signing
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