Power of Attorney - POA Notary St. Louis

Simply put, a power of attorney is a document that gives another person (the agent) legal authority to represent you and act on your behalf

In order to make it official - a Power of Attorney POA needs a Notary to notarize the document. Witnesses are often required as well. 

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process easier for everyone.

There are many reasons to need a POA - some of them are:

• Health decisions that you wish to be carried out should you not be able to make decisions for yourself 
• When you are not able to be present to sign documents that need a 'wet' signature, such as a real estate transaction
• You are a parent leaving your minor child in care of someone in your absence 
• You want to assign a person to take care of your personal financial or business financial matters in your absence

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone

In most states, for a POA to be official, it will need to be Notarized by a Notary Public

• A Notary will be present to witness signing of the document(s) and to verify identity of the signers
• Signers must be aware of what they are signing, not be under duress and be able to communicate with the Notary directly at the time of signing
• Once document(s) has been properly notarized, it is then an official document
• Some notarized documents may need to be filled with an Attorney or court to consider the document an official record
• It is up to the customer to complete this final process if necessary

Notaries are NOT Lawyers and do NOT offer legal advice of any type 

Notaries can not provide documents or advise you on proper documents

Please consult an Attorney or proper professional  

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone

Witnesses aren't always required - you will have to check your particular POA to see if witnesses are necessary for your document. 

• Witness can NOT be mentioned in or related to anyone mentioned in the document
• The best witness are a family friend, neighbor or co-worker

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone

• Witness MUST be physically present for signing and have a valid ID, Drivers License or Passport available
• Nurses or medical staff will NOT sign as witness to any type of financial documents
• We can provide witnesses if you do not have anyone available @$35.per witness - arrangements must be made before scheduling appointment online - please call

A Notary Public will be present during the signing of the document to verify it was signed by the correct people and that those signers have been properly identified by verifying their Drivers License, State issued ID, or Passport. 

The Notary's stamp and Notary's signature on your document makes it Notarized

Some notarized documents may need to be filed with an Attorney or court to consider the document an official record. 

Notaries are NOT Lawyers and do NOT offer legal advice of any type 

Notaries can not provide documents or advise you on proper documents

Please consult an Attorney or proper professional  

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone

1. Once you have your Power of Attorney document(s) (durable Power of Attorney, healthcare directive Power of Attorney, general Power of Attorney, financial Power of Attorney, etc) you will need to review it to see if you need witnesses 
2. Find your witnesses and be sure they have a valid drivers license, ID, or passport as the Notary will need to see that to verify their identity **If you have questions on witnesses - See above "Do I need a witness? Who can be a witness?" 
3. Find out when - day/time your witnesses are available to be present with all parties that will sign the POA 
4. Contact Mobile Notary St Louis - it's easiest to have a Mobile Notary that will travel to your location so that everyone can meet in one place, at your home, office, nursing home, hospital, etc. 
5. Schedule an appointment with Mobile Notary St Louis
6. Fill out all questions and information on documents PRIOR to the Notary appointment time
7. DO NOT SIGN or DATE any pages of documents until the Notary is present 
8. On appointment day -  Have document(s) ready to be signed. Make sure all parties will be present- including witnesses if needed. Make sure all signers and witnesses have valid state ID, Drivers License or Passport present for the Notary 
9. When the Notary arrives - 

• Notary will review and record each persons Identification & signature
• Notary will witness all parties signing the documents
• Notary will stamp and sign the documents
• Your document is now official and Notarized
• If document needs to be filed with an Attorney or court to consider the document an official record - it is up to customer to complete this process

If a valid identification is present for one reason or another - expired, lost, not available - a Notary can verify a person by having other people witness their identity. If your document requires witnesses and they also know the signer personally, they can then also be considered a creditable witness for the person that does not have a valid identification

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone

Notaries are NOT Lawyers and do NOT offer legal advice of any type 

Notaries can not provide documents or advise you on proper documents

Please consult an Attorney or proper professional 

Mobile Notary St. Louis provides Notaries at your Home | Office | Hospital | Nursing Home to make the Notary process of your Power of Attorney document easier for everyone