COVID-19 has moved the world squarely into a virtual existence. Company board rooms have been abandoned for Zoom and similar group meeting platforms. Television studios have been replaced with Skype ...

In response to the crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, many states are authorizing the temporary use of remote notarization and, in some cases, remote witnessing for estate planning ...

In real estate transactions, any document intended to be recorded needs to be notarized. Until recently, in most jurisdictions that meant the signer and notary had to be physically present together.

At least 43 states have now, by statute or executive order, authorized notaries in their states to conduct remote online notarizations (RONs) on either a permanent or a temporary/emergency basis, with ...

Notarizing documents entirely over video was a matter of safety at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were eager to refinance their homes or take out loans but hesitant to congregate in person ...

As attorneys and their clients adjust to the current realities of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most pressing issues facing estate planners is how to have documents ...

Remote online notarization (RON) continues to stake its claim as a critical innovation for real estate professionals and homebuyers, opening the door for faster closings and largely eliminating the ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas based start-up, Pro Notary LLC, is a unique software development company that specializes in digital signing solutions with focus on Remote Online Notarization (RON).

The basic steps of a remote online notarization are equivalent to a paper-based, in-person action, but the tools used are all digital. (Courtesy of the National Notary Association) Perspective by ...

New York finally has a technologically advanced notary law with robust anti-fraud protections for remote notarization equal to or better than those of every other state. During the pandemic, New ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about real estate with a focus on the New York market. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance temporarily allowing remote signatures and notarization via live videoconferencing platforms on retirement plan elections for certain retirement plan ...