Wills, Estates & Trusts
Mar. 11, 2024
Remote online notarization and estate planning: Not a good fit
RON is useful for real estate and business transactions, but not for estate planning, which requires more careful verification of the signer’s intent and mental state.
Adrienne McKay
Partner
Saul Ewing LLP
As a Los Angeles-based estate planning attorney, I am uneasy about California’s enactment of the Online Notarization Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
The act and its related statutes authorize remote online notarization or RON by California notaries. RON is the process used when the notary and signatory are in different locations and no paper copy of the document is available to sign. RON uses audio-visual communication and electron...
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