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Mobile Notary Services

Life is busy. Documents are urgent. And nobody wants to drive across town just to get a signature witnessed.

Jerome’s Signature Services offers mobile notary appointments designed to bring professional notary service to your preferred location, including:

• Homes

• Offices

• Hospitals

• Assisted living facilities

• Senior communities

• Coffee shops or public meeting locations

• Business locations

• Community spaces

• Other mutually agreed-upon locations

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Common Documents That May Require Notarization

I can assist with many commonly notarized documents, including:

• Affidavits and sworn statements

• Powers of attorney

• Healthcare-related authorization forms

• Financial forms

• Business agreements

• Permission and consent forms

• Travel consent forms for minors

• School-related forms

• Real estate-related documents

• Name change-related forms

• Identity verification forms

• Estate planning documents, when prepared by your attorney or document provider

• Certified copy requests when Georgia law allows a notary to certify the copy

A Georgia notary may make certified copies only when the original document is presented, the document is not a public record or publicly recorded document, and a certified copy is not available from another official source.

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Apostille & International Document Support

If you need to use a Georgia document outside the United States, you may need an apostille or another type of authentication.

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An apostille is used for documents going to countries that participate in the Hague Apostille Convention. For Georgia-origin documents, the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority, also known as the GSCCCA, is the only state agency authorized to issue apostilles for documents originating in Georgia.

Apostille Support May Include:

• Reviewing your document type to help identify the next step

• Confirming whether the document may need notarization first

• Helping prepare Georgia notarized documents for apostille submission

• Providing mobile notarization for eligible documents

• Helping clients understand apostille versus Great Seal authentication

• Courier-style support, when available

• Document return coordination

• International document support for personal, family, education, and business needs

Documents Commonly Submitted for Apostille

Documents that may be eligible for Georgia apostille processing include:

• Georgia birth certificates

• Georgia death certificates

• Georgia marriage certificates

• Georgia divorce decrees

• Georgia court documents

• Georgia notarized powers of attorney

• Affidavits

• Corporate documents

• Translations

• Diplomas

• School transcripts

The GSCCCA notes that Georgia-issued vital records, court documents, and corporate documents usually require official certified copies from the issuing Georgia authority, while Georgia notarized documents must be properly notarized before they can be authenticated for international use.

Apostille vs. Great Seal Certification

Not every international document receives an apostille. If the destination country participates in the Hague Apostille Convention, the document may need an apostille. If the country does not participate, Georgia directs customers toward Great Seal Certification through the Georgia Secretary of State. 

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For Great Seal authentication, the Georgia Secretary of State explains that a document may need to be notarized by a Georgia notary, signed and sealed with original signatures and seals, and then certified by the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the notary is commissioned before authentication.