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An Estate Lawyer’s Perspective on the Pandemic

Life is full of change right now. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, people are re-evaluating both their personal and professional lives on an unprecedented scale. And every field and industry is responding in unique and innovative ways. That’s true of attorneys, too.

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Iowa Remote Notary Online (RON)

Iowa is a Remote Online Notary state. There are many legal documents that require a notary public signature. To name a few: real estate deeds, mortgage contracts, last will and testament and powers of attorney. Until recently, a notary public had to be in the same room as the signer for the document to be legally notarized.

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