Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Ohio

altered notarized documents

We had a company help sell our home, the rep said I needed to sign a warranty deed so they could talk to our lender, we repeatedly ask if they were taking the trust, he said no. He filed it. My wife did not sign a Dower or anything. The original signed notarized deed said ''My Name, sole owner''. The deed he filed and recorded said ''My Name, an unmarried man''. Doesn't a changed notarized deed have to be resigned and renotarized? I found out by accident. Also, what about my wife not signing a Dower? Did he do something I can go after him for?

He has agreed to trust it back to me, but I don't want him to do this to anyone else.

Thank you


Asked on 7/12/05, 10:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gregg Manes Gregg A. Manes, Esq.

Re: altered notarized documents

You can call the local bar association or there is a centralized notary office in Columbus that regulates all of the notary publics. I am on the committee at the Akron Bar Association that regulates Notary Publics and this sort of activity is the type we investigate and possible pursue if there is probable cause.

Gregg Manes

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Answered on 7/23/05, 7:55 pm


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