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Who can sign a legal document for someone else?

In order to have my mother’s estate probated after the original executor failed to settle it properly, my co-heirs and Iare each to submit a notarized request form to that effect. The problem is that I am in the Dominican Republic and the mail service is highly suspect. I am afraid the form would never get to the states. Is there anyway that I can have another stateside person sign on my behalf without having to mail anything? We can certainly e-mail or fax if that’s OK.

Asked on December 8, 2010 under Estate Planning, Alabama

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

Your general question here is answered in the affirmative: yes, you can have someone sign legal documents for you but you need to execute a Power of Attorney form to do so.  That poses a problem for you, and the same problem that you have now with the affidavitit, in getting it to the party you choose as your attorney in fact.  May I ask: are you near a FedEx location?  From what I understand they deliver and pick up from the Dominican Republic and they offer tracking numbers for packages so you can keep an eye on the affidavit as it travels home to you.  You can certainly have someone prepare it and e-mail it to you but then you will have to have it notarized in the DR and send it stateside.   


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