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What to Do When a Signer's Name Doesn't Match Their ID
A practical guide for notaries navigating one of the most common and most judgment-dependent situations in the field. Name discrepancies between a document and a signer's identification come up constantly. A recent marriage, a professional nickname, a suffix left off an ID — the reasons are almost always innocent. But "almost always" is doing a lot of work in that sentence, and your commission depends on getting this right every time. Here's the truth: most states give you ve

Karen Stevenson
6 days ago5 min read
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