Notarizing for International Use - A Guide for American Notaries, Attorneys and Public Officials

While just a fraction of the billion or so notarizations performed each year within the United States domestically, the many millions of documents notarized annually by American notaries for international purposes comprise the largest and most important cohort of documents emanating from any country in the world for use outside its borders. When it comes to domestic notarization, American notaries are well served by the books and other materials readily available to guide them in the conduct of their office. The same cannot be said in relation to notarizing for international purposes. There is precious little published material dealing directly with the subject. In his latest book, common law notary expert, Professor Peter Zablud examines the challenges which typically face U.S. notaries when notarizing commercial and personal documents for production abroad. He then skilfully leads the reader through the maze of diverse, conflicting and often curious rules and regulations governing American notarizations and their authentication for international purposes. Meticulously researched, yet written in an easy-to-read style, Notarizing for International Use covers a wide range of topics including notarial acts in authentic form; the ministerial office of the American notary; powers of attorney for Latin America and other civil law jurisdictions; copy certification; affidavits; statutory declarations; foreign language documents; marine protests; chain legalization and the Apostille Convention. A special feature of the book is Appendix 6, which outlines the requirements of every country on earth for the authentication of American notarizations for production within their territories. Notarizing for International Use is an invaluable resource for notaries, public officials, attorneys and other professionals who are involved with or who must rely upon American notarizations which are to be used internationally.