Does anyone know if it matters for notarizing
if the client has a mc name (examples: McDowell, McDuffie, Mc Clair etc)
Does it matter how we print the name using capital or non capital letters
Example: McDowell or Mcdowell or MCDOWELL?
assume that their ID has all capital letters
Thanks
Just be consistent with how you do it. Block capitals wonāt be wrong.
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thanks yeah I just did all capitals on this one. It probably doesnāt matter
@jennjoneis Hmmm . . . you probably already know what I would do!
Reach out to the Representative Authority within the State that issues your Notarial Commission & pose the query to them. This will provide you with a concise & completely accurate response that you can confidently take action upon with your future decisions.
Also, itās advisable to check with your hiring entity for their explicit directions in this regard.
No guessing.
No fuss.
No muss.
A Win-Win for you!
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I have some family experience, since Iām 7/8 Irish (but Iāve never notarized for a family member).
I always start with the name as it appears on the document. My goal is to find satisfactory evidence that the signer is entitled to use the name on the document. Usually, Iām using some sort of ID card as my evidence.
We all know that ID cards arenāt perfect, and we get used to the quirks of the DMV in our own state. For example, if someone were named Patrick Sean McCarthy, the driver license would probably look like
1 MCCARTHY
2 PATRICK S
If the other information on the ID looked about right, such as the picture, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and weight, Iād consider that satisfactory evidence. If the document said āPatrick Sean McCarthyā thatās exactly what Iād write in the notarial certificate, because thatās my job: determine with reasonable care whether the person signing is the person named in the document.
Considering how casual people are between changing between mixed case and all caps, if I were writing in an online discussion board, I wouldnāt say a notary who, dealing with my example, wrote PATRICK SEAN MCCARTHY on the notarial certificate is wrong. I would say a notary who wrote PATRICK S MCCARTHY is wrong.
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that makes sense thanks
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That makes sense, as long as I spell the name correctly. Thank you Ashton
That drives me nuts. I see such examples as Mcperson when it should read Mc Person. I use all caps so it all comes out in the wash, the issue is the spacing. I follow the signature line, on refis and Helocs, the vesting usually follows how the property was originally recorded. A āmistakeā made back in the day is carried forward. Iām very happy when I find a Signature Name Aff in the package covering the variation and I will add one if needed.
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Oh I never thought about the spacing issue