Why people in Haines City call
The requests I get most from this side of the county:
- Powers of attorney for property and family matters in Latin America.
- Travel consent letters for children visiting relatives abroad.
- Single status affidavits and documents needing an apostille.
- Closings and refinances in the new developments.
- Vehicle paperwork and bills of sale.
Getting to you in Haines City
Haines City is about twenty-five minutes northeast of Lakeland along Highway 17 or Interstate 4, close to the Four Corners area where Polk, Osceola, Lake and Orange counties meet.
The area has grown quickly, with many families who have arrived from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. A large share of the work here is bilingual and heads abroad afterwards, which means an apostille as well as a notarization.
Because so much of it is international, I will tell you before you sign whether your destination country needs an apostille or the longer consular route.
What a visit looks like
You tell me the address and a time, including evenings and weekends. I arrive with everything needed, check identification, witness the signatures and complete the certificates on the spot.
Home, office, hospital, care facility, a café or a parking lot — wherever suits the people signing.
Or skip the travel entirely
If the document is straightforward and the receiving office accepts electronic notarization, a remote online session takes about fifteen minutes and costs no travel fee. It is often the better answer for a single signature.
What to have ready
- The document, complete and unsigned.
- Current, government-issued photo ID for everyone signing.
- Witnesses, if the document requires them — I cannot act as both notary and witness.
- The correct notarial certificate, or a call to the receiving office to find out which one they want.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you charge extra to travel to Haines City?
- There is a travel fee based on distance and time of day, agreed with you before I set out. The notarial fee itself is capped by Florida law at $10 per act.
- Can you come today?
- Often yes, including evenings and weekends. Call rather than email if it is for today.
- Do you handle documents going to Latin America?
- Yes, that is a large part of the work here: notarization, apostille guidance and translation between English and Spanish.
- Is the whole appointment available in Spanish?
- Yes, start to finish, without a relative having to interpret.