Thanks for posting this. It is interesting on how you can find different variations of an explanation on the same site. Honestly I have been travelling across the border for 27 years and 15 of them were with custody papers and many trips with a letter of consent. Not once in 15 years have I ever been told I needed to have my letter notarized. I have re-confirmed this many times. If you choose to spend the money to have it notarized for piece of mind then fine but again it is not mandatory.
No....I don't think I'll spend the extra money to have it notarized!
I'll take my chances with a normal letter and tell my hubby to keep his cell phone on in the event that I have any issues
Thanks again for all the wonderful advice! Departure day will be here before we know it! 