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Find out about the role of the escribano (public notary) and other professionals involved in a succession...
A notary is a highly-trained legal professional who specializes in drafting specific types of documentation and legal advice. In Argentina, a notario públic0 is charged with rendering services concerning property law, family law, probate estates, wills, trusts, succession-, inheritance- and corporate law, among other areas. Notaries hold a public office and are primarily responsible for assuring the validity of the transactions legalized.
Notaries are typically needed for services such as:
- Preparing and executing deeds having probative value and executory force
- Explaining the nature and content of the deeds and contracts
- Performing title searches
- Acting as an escrow agent
- Preparing sale and purchase agreements
- Preparing and executing transfer deeds and mortgage deeds
- Causing certain deeds to be inscribed in the public registers
- Incorporation of legal entities such as Limited Liability Companies, foundations, private fund foundations and associations
- Filing documentation of legal entities with the Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Preparation of share transfer instruments
- Preparing and executing deeds of last will and testament
- Partition and division of estates
- Acting as a mediator
- Performing basic services including authenticating signatures and other verifications
- Taking oaths and witnessing affidavits
- Serving as a witness of signatures and certified copies of documents
- Serving as power of attorney
The purchase of property in Argentina requires registration before an Argentinian public notary. It is also necessary to acquire, or dispose of, a title in Argentinian real estate.
Notarisation is a process that includes advising for the parties involved in the transaction as well as the full preparation of the notarial deed.