Notorized?

[huckster]

we are taking my grandson , i know dcl will send a form to be filled out by my son and his wife. where do i find some one to notorized . and what do i get notorized? the document in the booklet they send and what else? Thank you

 

[PRaffen]

Try your local bank to get form notarized. Just went to my bank today to get a business form notarized - took a few seconds, no charge.

We are taking my DD's friend and I also intend to have her parents fill out a medical authorization form giving me permission to authorize necessary medical treatment and have that notarized too.

 

[bobsuzla]

If your bank doesn't have a notary, then your local city or town hall will... Just don't sign anything until you are in the prescence of your notary, and all parties who are signing any documents must be present with ID. I am a notary, and I work in a bank, I do not charge, but I will only notarizethings for bank customers. I know that the notary at our city hall charges a fee of $7.00. Hope this helps.

 

[huckster]

do both parents need to be there and sign?

 

[DutchsMommy]

If it says both need to sign, and have signature notarized, then yes they both have to sign in front of the Notary. The Notary will then affix a seal (usually) stating that they witnessed the signature and it is therefore "notarized".

Hope this helps.

Keep in mind I am from Canada and things might differ slightly with the whole notary thing in the USA.

 

[markey]

This will be the 5th cruise we have taken our grandkids on. The page in the docs for children only has to be signed by one parent. Don't know if there would be an exception in cases where parents are divorced because of taking the kids out of the country, but under normal conditions only one has to sign, unless this has changed since last year, we have not received our docs for 8/14 yet.

 

[TheWog]

Originally posted by huckster
we are taking my grandson , i know dcl will send a form to be filled out by my son and his wife. where do i find some one to notorized . and what do i get notorized? the document in the booklet they send and what else? Thank you

If you have a family attorney they will have notaries in the office. If both your son and his wife are signing they both need to sign in the presense of the notary public. They can do it at different times, but need to sign in the presence. If you are bringing a separate letter authorizing medical services for the child that could also be notarized, but not required. The phone book will also list people who are notaries and charge a small fee for the service. The fee is usually around $5.00 or so.

edited to add this... http://cruisediva.com/parental_permission1.htm

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

Is the document you speak of for taking the child out of the country or is it for medical treatment or both?

I took my 5 year old grandson to WDW last year (did not cruise). I thought I was so organized and was doing everything right. I had a note signed by my daughter (his mother) authorizing medical treatment.

I knew by the time we landed in Orlando, the poor little guy was coming down with something. I figured an afternoon at the clinic, right? The clinic we were taken to would not treat him (or even look at him) because the note I had was not notarized. I was unable to reach my daughter by phone at that time.

Our only choice was the ER, where we spent the entire first day of our vacation. Hospitals will treat you without a notarized note, but the illness may not have escalated to the point it did (he ended up on IVs), if he would have gotten treated right away at the clinic, instead of spending from noon til 10 PM in the ER (we did not get seen until 6 PM! - yes, it was nuts. The whole story is in last years trip report).

Lessons learned -- get medical forms notarized. Use Docs On Call for any minor medical treatment while at the resorts.

Tink

 

[tvguy]

Your bank may do it for free, otherwise look under Notaries in the yellow pages.

 

[hsteacher]

It def. must be notarized -- don't risk it even if other people tell you it doesn't need to be. I've cruised with my own children without my DH and I needed to have a notarized letter saying it was ok for me to take our children out of the country -- remember, we are married and I still had to do this because he wasn't going with us. IF the parents are divorced, you absolutely must have a notarized letter stating that one parent may take the child out of the country. If you are taking your own child's friend whose parents are divorced, you will need TWO notarized letters (since they aren't married anymore they must sign sep. letters) -- one from each parent. Some people may tell you they didn't need it but I had friends that actually got to the airport and they couldn't fly without it. It was a hassle and very stressful for them. Better to be prepared It's also very true about medical treatment. Have all those papers notarized -- especially if they aren't your children.

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

AAA offices normally have notary publics.