Documents
Understand the document. Know your next step.
Explore common document categories, understand where notarization questions may arise, and prepare for a smoother appointment. This guide is educational—it does not select a legal document or determine whether a document is legally sufficient.
Personal & Family
School and college forms, parental consent and authorization letters, and general signature documents that may request a notarized signature.
Estate & Planning
Powers of attorney, estate-planning packages, wills and related documents, and healthcare or advance-planning forms.
Business & Legal
Affidavits and sworn statements, business agreements, resolutions, and other corporate documents.
Real Estate & Financial
Deeds, affidavits, and other real-estate records, along with financial and loan documents directed by a lender or title company.
Travel & International
Minor travel consent letters, documents for foreign or international use, and certified-copy requests.
Does my document need to be notarized?
Wells cannot determine whether your document legally requires notarization or select the correct notarial act for you. The requirement usually comes from the receiving party, issuing agency, document preparer, or applicable law—not from Wells.
What to have ready
- The complete document with all required pages
- Acceptable identification for identity verification
- Your recipient’s specific instructions or requirements
- Any eligible witnesses your document may require
Common reasons an appointment may need to pause
Common issues include missing pages, blank required fields, advance signatures when in-person signing is required, unclear notarial instructions, missing witnesses, unacceptable identification, recipient restrictions, and documents that are not eligible for remote notarization.
Who to ask when requirements are unclear
If you do not know whether notarization is required, which document you need, which notarial act is requested, or whether the recipient accepts remote notarization, contact the receiving party, issuing agency, document preparer, or an attorney as appropriate.
Wells Notary Service LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Wells cannot select or prepare a legal document, determine whether it is legally sufficient, advise about its legal effect, or choose a notarial act when that decision belongs to the signer, document preparer, receiving party, or legal counsel.