Is a notorized document a legal and binding agreement?
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Whether a document has to be acknowledged or notarized in order to be binding depends on the particular document. The general rule is that a document is binding without acknowledgment provided that all the other requirements for the document are present such as signatures of the parties. However, there are many documents or pleading that must be acknowledged or notarized to be binding. Also, generally all real estate documents must be acknowledged to be recorded in the land records of the County. Thus, although the real estate document may be binding on the parties it cannot be recorded if not acknowledged. An example of this type of document is a deed. You should check to see if the particular document you are signing needs to be notarized or acknowledged.