Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Is it acceptable in the eyes of the court to allow a person who lives within the state of oregon - scratch out the word "Oregon" and write in the word "California" on a document supplied by the notary public? The title of the document is "California All-Purpose Document" and was used to change the deed to a house - her verification of signature.


Asked on 9/08/09, 2:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Chris Johnson Christopher B. Johnson, Attorney at Law

It's a common practice, and I haven't seen a problem with it before, assuming the scratch-out was on the notary's acknowledgment section. The state and county information should be for where the document was notarized, so changing the notary acknowledgment to reflect that should be OK.

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Answered on 9/08/09, 3:08 pm


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