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Estate Planning Remote Notarization

Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2024 Year-End Estate Planning: North Carolina Updates

Remote Electronic Notary Act - As discussed in last year's advisory, the North Carolina Remote Electronic Notary Act (referred to as RENA or the Act) was enacted on July 8, 2022. This Act permanently codified remote...more

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New Jersey Enacts Permanent Rules Allowing Remote Online Notarization

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Methods for getting a document notarized were changed temporarily at the outset of the pandemic because it was not practical – or at times even possible – to meet with a notary public in person. Now New Jersey is making that...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Remote Witnessing And Notarizing And Electronic Wills And Notarization

The new normal for signing estate planning documents in Illinois that began with Governor Pritzker’s March 26, 2020, Executive Order (No. 2020-14) is about to change. The Order authorized both the remote witnessing and the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

A Socially Distanced Ceremony: Virtual Execution of Estate Planning Documents

Remote witnessing and notarization is quickly becoming the new normal for executing estate planning documents. Instead of an in-person meeting, a witness or notary who is outside the physical presence of the signatory uses...more

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Personal Planning

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the lives of millions across the globe, causing the loss of loved ones and livelihoods and heightening concerns for health and personal and financial safety. In these uncertain times,...more

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The Temporary Massachusetts Remote Notarization Law

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a new law, effective immediately, that suspends the physical presence requirements for the notarization of legal documents until three days after the current State of Emergency...more

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Estate Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Governor Whitmer signed Michigan Executive Order No 2020-41 on April 8, 2020, allowing the use of virtual platforms to "enable and encourage the use of electronic signatures, remote notarizations, remote witness attestations...more

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Pennsylvania Passes Remote Notarization, Offering Some Estate Planning Relief

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On April 20, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 841 ? now Act 15 of 2020 ? into law, allowing for the remote or virtual notarization of signatures on all documents. The finalized bill expands on the Pennsylvania...more

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