What Orange County sends me
The requests that come most often from this part of Florida:
- Powers of attorney for family matters elsewhere.
- Vacation-home and investment-property paperwork.
- Affidavits for employers, insurers and agencies.
- Deeds recorded with the county Comptroller.
- Company documents for small businesses.
Worth knowing in Orange County
In Orange County, recording of deeds and official records is handled by the County Comptroller rather than the Clerk of Court, which is a local difference worth knowing before you go looking.
Hospitality and theme-park shifts make evening and early-morning sessions normal here, and they are easy to fit around.
A large Puerto Rican community means many documents head to the island, and those do not need an apostille, because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory.
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 Orange 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 Orange 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.
- Where is a deed recorded in Orange County?
- With the County Comptroller's official records office, which is where the recording fee and documentary stamp tax are paid.
- Can we meet late in the evening?
- Often yes, because evening sessions are routine here, so send the time you need.