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<p>On 2017-02-07 18:56, Richard Welty wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">office=notary just seems wrong to me, they're<br /> rarely standalone in my experience.<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">Richard, in Europe they are almost always standalone, by definition. They need to be independent and impartial "by law". They have a protected role in many transactions including real estate and probate. "office=notary" would make perfect sense here.</div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">//colin</div>
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