Tag: contract
Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Contracts The Restatement (Second) of Contracts, section 205, adopted by the American Law Institute in 1979 and published in 1981, states that “every …
Wagon Trains, Contracts, Law 1820-1880 After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, wagon trains or caravans brought pioneer settlers, merchants, missionaries, prospectors, freight and livestock across the Great Plains to …
Choice of Law Clause in Contract A choice of law or governing law clause in a contract allows the parties to choose the laws of a particular state or …
Louisiana Notary Powers Louisiana notary powers include more powers than notary powers in other states. A Louisiana notary is a civil law notary, based on French law from the code …
Law Merchant, Pie Powder Courts In Europe in the Middle Ages, the Law Merchant was comprised of two branches, maritime law and commercial law. Both applied to merchants, who formed …
Great Colorado Payback Claim Form The Great Colorado Payback reunites Coloradans with their lost or forgotten assets. The Colorado State Treasurer has a list of over 1.7 million names of …
Notaries in Ancient Greece, 360 BC In Ancient Greece, there were several types of public officials in Greek city-states who performed document writing, witnessing and record keeping duties. They …
Parental Consent for Minor Tattoo Several states require a notarized parental consent form for a minor to get a tattoo. They include Delaware, Florida, Kansas, and Kentucky. Since a …
Notary for Real Estate Documents We provide Colorado Springs mobile notary service for many types of real estate documents including: Real Estate Documents mortgage, deed of trust, warranty deed, special …
Code of Hammurabi, Babylon 1754 BC Notaries wrote down 282 laws in the Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon in 1754 BC. It is the oldest evidence of recorded …
Private Seals, Sealed Instruments, Locus Sigilli Private seals are rare today, but were common years ago, including wax seals, that were pressed with stamps or signet rings onto sealing …
A Colorado notary may notarize for a minor if the same requirements are met as for any other signer. The signer must show satisfactory evidence of identification. A government-issued photo …
English Common Law for Notaries Does the English common law still apply today in Colorado? Here is the current Colorado statute, known as a reception statute, first adopted in …
Acknowledgment Definition An acknowledgment certificate is one of the most common notary certificates attached to a document. It indicates that the signer understood the purpose of the document, signed …