All Forum Posts by: David Hanson

I agree. So this why I’m asking. The property in question I lived on for years. In a sense it was my childhood home place. I always thought this property was owned by my uncle until we all moved away. The rumor was he sold it. Nobody checked that until me recently. Checking with the county the property is still listed in my grandmothers name whom I never knew she had anything to do with it. So I called the county. They said the property was purposely left in her name because she was 50% owner and the uncle unknowingly only sold his 50% portion. So my grandmother still owns her 50 %. The property now has no structure. The homes have been demolished. So I asked for a copy of the deed and it has what I believe to be improper notary and let me clear up this….. The second page has nothing but the notary statement. No seal. No grantor or grantee signature.  The first page does have signatures and seems to be although suspect is legally acceptable. I thought that if I could prove to a court that it was improper from the start the sale could be voided and my uncles estate could get the property back. Yes, both the uncle and grandmother are deceased and estates need to be probated. 
This is not really about getting and selling the property it’s more about acquiring the my childhood stomping ground. 

Thanks…yes to all. I have since talked to the state and agreeing with you they stated that the notary can be on a separate page but the more concerning thing was that it was not stamp or marked with any seal. I’m still not sure how a document can be legally notarized on a separate paper with no grantor or grantee signatures. Just the info from the notary. So I’m my opinion she isn’t motorizing anything just a blank page. Now if the signatures were on the 2nd page I would be ok with that. 

An uncle of mine sold a piece of property in 2012 for $1 via a quit claim deed.  I researched and got a copy of the quit claim deed.  
My questions: 

The deed is notarized on a separate sheet of paper. Is this legal? My initial research is that it is if there is no room for the notary to sign on the original but there is nothing on the notary page except her info. No other signatures.  

question 2: The notary is not stamped or embossed at all. Is this acceptable?