What Miami-Dade County sends me
The requests that come most often from this part of Florida:
- Powers of attorney for property and inheritance abroad.
- Sworn statements for consulates and foreign registries.
- Documents that will need an apostille, or consular legalization.
- Deeds and property paperwork recorded with the county Clerk.
- Company documents for directors who travel.
Worth knowing in Miami-Dade County
Deeds and other recordable documents go to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade, which is also where the documentary stamp tax is paid, and that does not change because the signing happened online.
The county's ties to Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and the rest of Latin America mean most of this work has a second step abroad, and whether that is an apostille or consular legalization depends on the destination.
Deeds usually need two witnesses as well as a notary, and in an online session the platform can provide them.
How an online session works
You book a time, and I send a secure link, usually for the same day or the next, and the platform then checks your identification and asks a few questions drawn from public records, before we meet on video, where I confirm you understand what you are signing and that nobody is pressuring you.
You sign electronically, I complete the notarial certificate, and you download the finished document with its seal and audit trail, all of which normally takes about fifteen minutes.
What you need
- A phone, tablet or computer with a camera and microphone.
- A current, government-issued photo ID.
- The document, complete and unsigned.
- Confirmation from the office receiving it that they accept an electronic notarization.
In person, honestly
I am based in Lakeland and travel inside Polk County, so I do not drive to Miami-Dade County for a signing, so if your document has to be signed on paper in front of a notary, look for a mobile notary there, and if it can be done online, we can start today.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you travel to Miami-Dade County?
- No, I travel inside Polk County only, and everything else is done in an online session, which is valid across Florida and carries the same legal weight as signing in person.
- Is an online notarization valid here?
- Yes, Florida authorized remote online notarization in 2020, and a document notarized this way has the same effect as one notarized across a desk, though the office receiving it can still ask for paper.
- Can a Miami-Dade deed be signed online?
- Often yes, including remote witnesses, though the county recorder and the title company decide what they accept, so confirm before booking.
- Do you serve the whole county?
- Yes for online sessions, which cover Miami-Dade and the rest of Florida, though I only travel in person inside Polk County.