ESTATE SIGNINGS
Estate planning signings with a notary and witnesses, in one visit
Overview
Estate documents are signed once, and they need to be signed correctly. We send a commissioned New Jersey notary and, if you ask, the witnesses, so the attorney's signing meeting goes the way the attorney planned. We notarize and witness. The attorney drafts and advises.
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Most documents can be signed on a video call with a commissioned New Jersey notary, usually sooner than a visit can be scheduled and with no travel fee. Ask whoever receives the document if they accept it. If they need a notary in the room, an in-person visit is still available.
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Matthew Coleman, NJ Notary Public and NNA Certified Loan Signing Agent. Cranford, NJ. Price confirmed before any work starts. You pay through a secure Stripe link and can follow each step on your request page.
Before you send
- Don't sign anything before the appointment. Signing happens in front of the notary and witnesses.
- Every signer needs a current government photo ID.
- Witnesses can't be people who inherit under the will.
- Have the documents printed and unstapled, or tell us if we should print them.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
What's included
Every estate planning signing package order
- A New Jersey notary at the client's home, the attorney's office or a care facility
- Witnesses on request, with their names and addresses recorded as the attorney needs
- Notarization of acknowledgments, jurats and self-proving affidavits that call for them
- Documents kept in order, with the attorney's signing instructions followed page by page
Who uses it
Built for
- Estate planning and elder law attorneys
- Clients signing at home or in a care facility
- Families arranging a power of attorney or healthcare directive on short notice
How it works
Estate Planning Signing Package, step by step
Tell us the plan
Send the documents being signed, the number of signers and where the signing happens.
We confirm the team
We schedule a notary and the witnesses you need.
Signing day
The notary and witnesses attend, check IDs and follow the attorney's instructions.
Documents back
Originals go to the attorney or client the way you ask.
Before we arrive
Have this ready
- The final documents, unsigned, in the attorney's signing order
- A current photo ID for every signer
- The attorney's written signing instructions
- The number of witnesses you need from us
Timing
Turnaround
Many signings can be scheduled within a few days, including at care facilities. Same-day is sometimes possible.
FAQ
Common questions
How many witnesses are needed?
It depends on the document, and the attorney who prepared it will tell you. New Jersey wills generally need two witnesses. Tell us how many you need when you book.
Can you explain the documents?
No. We aren't lawyers and can't give legal advice. We can tell the signer what each notarial act is, and the attorney explains the documents.
Can you come to a hospital or care facility?
Yes. Tell us the facility and floor, and we'll arrange access with the staff.
What if one signer seems confused or pressured?
We have to stop. A notary can't proceed if the signer seems unsure about what they are signing or why we are there, and we'll tell the attorney.
Do you keep copies of the documents?
No. Originals and any scans go to you, and we don't keep them after delivery.
Related
Documents and tools
- Estate Planning Signings
- Hospital & Care Facility Notary
- Witness Services
- Jail & Correctional Facility Notary
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Where we work
Estate Planning Signing Package in every New Jersey county
Document pack
Family Emergency Binder
Everything the person who steps in will need to know, in one binder on the shelf.
Also in the Caregiver Bundle: 3 products for $35 instead of $52 separately.
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