Understanding when to walk away from a signature is just as important as knowing when to sign. In this episode, Eddie Montes Travis and Marylyn Lee Trotter walk you through the legal requirements and ethical boundaries for declining a request for a notarization. We explore how to handle pressure from clients and stay within the lines of the law.
Protecting your commission means knowing exactly when to say no and how to do it with confidence and grace. Keeping your business compliant is the best way to ensure long-term success in this industry. Please be sure to subscribe and like the podcast for more weekly insights.
Show Notes:
• Legal reasons to decline a notarization request.
• Best practices for communicating a refusal to clients.
• The role of the notary journal in documenting declined acts.
• Identifying coercion and lack of signer willingness.
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Executive Producer Derrick Spruill
Writers Marylyn Lee Trotter and Eddie Montes Travis
Graphics & Illustrations by Eddie Montes Travis
Music by Thomas Bynum
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