Estate Planning
Notarization of Estate Planning Documents at SPN
At SPN, our professional notaries are dedicated to providing comprehensive notarization services for a wide range of estate planning documents. To ensure a smooth process, you’ll need to have unexpired, government-issued photo identification on hand. If your documents require witnesses, please inform us in advance so we can arrange them if needed. With our expertise and attention to detail, we will guide you through the signing of each document with care and precision.
Below is a list of essential estate planning documents. If you have any questions about these documents, we recommend seeking legal advice, as we are notaries and cannot provide legal counsel.
Notarization of Estate Planning Documents Include:
Last Will and Testament
Your will serves as a fundamental document, detailing your wishes for the care of your children, pets, and distribution of your possessions.
Revocable Living Trust
A living trust provides a versatile solution for managing and distributing your assets according to your wishes.
Beneficiary Designations
Critical in estate planning, beneficiary designations take precedence over wills, ensuring specific assets are inherited according to your instructions.
Durable Power of Attorney
Designate a trusted individual to handle your legal and financial matters if you become unable to manage them yourself.
Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will
These documents protect your healthcare decisions, ensuring your medical preferences are honored if you are unable to communicate them.
Last Will and Testament
Your Last Will and Testament is the cornerstone of your estate plan, outlining your wishes for your children, pets, and possessions. Our notarization services ensure that your final directives are legally recognized and professionally handled.
Revocable Living Trust
A Revocable Living Trust offers a flexible, efficient approach to managing and distributing your assets. Once your legal professional has drafted the document, our team will be ready to notarize it, ensuring everything is in order.
Beneficiary Designations
Beneficiary Designations are crucial in estate planning, as they take precedence over wills in determining who inherits specific assets. These designations should reflect your current life circumstances, and we ensure they are properly notarized for a seamless transition of your assets to your chosen beneficiaries.
Durable Power of Attorney
A Durable Power of Attorney ensures that your legal and financial affairs are managed by someone you trust if you become unable to do so. Our notaries will oversee the correct signing and notarization of this document, and we can also provide you or your legal professional with a scanned copy upon request.
Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will
A Durable Power of Attorney ensures that your legal and financial affairs are managed by someone you trust if you become unable to do so. Our notaries will oversee the correct signing and notarization of this document, and we can also provide you or your legal professional with a scanned copy upon request.