Questions, answered plainly.

A notarization performed under Pennsylvania law by a Pennsylvania notary is valid as a Pennsylvania notarial act, and every state recognizes notarial acts performed in other states. The practical question is whether the recipient accepts an electronic document; most do, and I'll confirm for you before we book if you tell me where it's going.

A phone, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone, a steady internet connection, and your current ID. Chrome or Safari. There is no software to install.

Often, yes. Pennsylvania allows it when the document relates to a matter before a U.S. court or government agency, involves property in the U.S., or is substantially connected with the U.S., and the act isn't prohibited where you are.

Yes. The full audio-video session is recorded and retained for at least ten years, as Pennsylvania requires. It protects you if anyone later questions the signing.

You get a second attempt with new questions. If that fails, we can't proceed online that day; a mobile appointment with your physical ID is the alternative. No notarial fee is charged for a failed proofing.

You open a personal link from your confirmation, upload or confirm the document, verify your identity with a short quiz and a photo of your ID, then we meet on live video. You sign electronically, I apply my electronic seal and signature, and the tamper-evident PDF is delivered to you. Step-by-step guide.

Often same day in Philadelphia, next day in the suburbs. Tell me the deadline and I'll be honest about what's possible.

A notary must be satisfied the signer understands the document and is signing willingly. If that isn't clearly the case I'm required to decline, and I'd rather tell you in advance than at the bedside. Mornings before medication rounds often work best.

I carry loose acknowledgment and jurat certificates for documents that are missing one. I don't prepare or choose documents; that's legal advice a notary can't give.

The notary and the signer must be able to communicate directly. I work in English; translated documents are fine as long as the notarial certificate is in English.

Anywhere in Philadelphia for a flat $45, and Montgomery, Delaware and Bucks counties and the Main Line for $65. Homes, offices, hospitals, senior communities, title companies, coffee shops.

Current, or expired less than three years, government photo ID with signature: driver's license, state ID card, passport, passport card, military ID, or permanent resident card. Online sessions require a current ID.

Not if I'm named in it or benefit from it. Otherwise yes.

Pennsylvania notaries can't certify copies of vital records or publicly recordable documents. For a diploma or similar, I can notarize your sworn statement that the copy is accurate.

Pennsylvania wills don't require notarization, but most are made self-proving with a notarized affidavit signed by the testator and two witnesses. I can notarize that affidavit, online or in person. Your attorney should confirm the execution procedure.

No. A notary who isn't an attorney can't advise on legal effect, choose which certificate you need, or help fill in blanks. I can explain what each notarial act is and what the law requires for it.

Online, $25 for the first notarial act and $10 for each additional act in the same session. Mobile, $5 per act plus travel from $45. The full table is on the pricing page; everything is itemized on your receipt.

Pennsylvania caps the notarial fee at $5 per act and separately allows up to $20 per act for electronic or remote notarization, which covers the platform, identity proofing and the ten-year recording. Together that's $25, itemized on your receipt. Additional acts in the same session carry a reduced $5 technology fee.

One signature on one certificate. A deed with two signers is two acts. A power of attorney with one signer and a self-proving affidavit is two acts. I'll count them with you before we start.

Card, Apple Pay, Zelle or cash. Online sessions are paid at the end of the session; mobile visits at the table. Receipts are itemized and emailed.

Online: none. Mobile: the travel fee applies if cancelled with less than two hours' notice or if no signer is available on arrival.

If identity proofing fails or a signer isn't able to proceed, there's no notarial fee. For mobile visits cancelled with less than two hours' notice, or where no one is available to sign, the travel fee applies.