Why Do You Need A Notary Public?
We would like to believe that the people we do business with are fair and honest, and for the most part, our beliefs are justified. We do business with people that keep up their end of agreements with little more than a verbal agreement. Sometimes, though, whether deliberately or accidentally, a business partnership goes sour. When that happens, given the litigious nature of the modern world, you are going to end up in court. If that happens, a set of notarized documents that spell out the terms and conditions of a business agreement are a key element in protecting your interests.
When rendering a decision, the judge must balance the types of evidence presented in a case. Not all evidence and documentation carries equal weight in the deliberations of a judge. Given a pair of identical documents, whose sole difference is the presence of a valid notary seal, a judge will give more weight to notarized document. Is this unfair? Of course not. A notary public is authorized by a state governing body to verify the identity of persons entering into a formal agreement, and to witness the signing of that agreement. A notary public helps you protect your interests by acting as an officially recognized impartial witness.