FAQ

Yes. Blue Quill regularly signs at hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and private homes throughout Upper Bucks County and the surrounding region. 

Yes. Estate planning signings are a core focus of Blue Quill. We provide professional signing appointments for wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and other estate planning documents, including the notarial acts called for as part of the signing. Each appointment is handled with care, attention to detail, and respect for the people involved. Blue Quill does not prepare legal documents or provide legal advice.

Upper Bucks County and the surrounding region — see the full Service Area page, or contact us to confirm coverage for your location. 

Yes. Blue Quill works directly with attorneys and financial advisors to provide a dependable signing resource for their clients. Referral partners receive priority scheduling, with each referred signing handled with the same careful preparation, communication, and attention to detail that define the Blue Quill experience. Reach out to discuss how we can work together. 

Please have the complete document you need notarized, acceptable identification for each signer, and any witnesses required for your document. Any witnesses attending the signing should also bring valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID in case identification is needed for the notarization.

If your document was prepared by an attorney or other requesting organization, please review any signing instructions they provided before your appointment. If you are unsure whether witnesses or other participants are required, contact the document preparer before the appointment. 

Pennsylvania notaries must establish the identity of each person appearing for a notarial act. A current, unexpired passport, driver's license, or government-issued nondriver identification card is generally acceptable.

If you do not have one of these forms of identification, please contact Blue Quill before your appointment so we can determine whether another identification method permitted under Pennsylvania law may be available.

Unless you have been specifically instructed otherwise, wait to sign until your appointment.

Whether a document may be signed beforehand depends on the type of notarial act required. For example, a person making an acknowledgement may sign beforehand and then acknowledge the signature before the notary, while a signature being witnessed or attested must be made in the notary's presence.

If you are uncertain, leaving the document unsigned is the safest approach.

Each person whose signature or statement is being notarized must personally appear before the notary for the applicable notarial act. The notary must be able to identify and interact directly with that individual.

If multiple people are named in a document but not everyone's signature requires notarization, please follow the instructions provided by the attorney, document preparer, or receiving organization regarding who must participate.

Witness requirements depend on the type of document and the law governing that document. Your attorney, document preparer, or receiving organization should tell you whether witnesses are required and whether there are restrictions on who may serve.

Blue Quill does not provide witnesses as part of a signing appointment.

If the document or its instructions specify the required notarial act, Blue Quill can perform that act when permitted under Pennsylvania law.

If the document does not indicate which notarial act is required, Blue Quill can't choose one for you because doing so could constitute legal advice. You may need to contact the document preparer, receiving organization, or an attorney to determine the appropriate notarial act. Pennsylvania expressly prohibits non-attorney notaries from providing legal advice.

Blue Quill can guide you through the notarial process, but we can't provide legal advice, interpret the meaning or effect of a document, select a notarial act for you, or advise you about how a document should be completed.

Questions about the content or legal effect of your documents should be directed to your attorney, document preparer, or other qualified professional.

Generally, yes. A Pennsylvania notary may notarize a document that was prepared in or will be used in another state, provided the notarial act itself can lawfully be performed by the Pennsylvania notary.

The document should contain or be accompanied by the appropriate notarial certificate or instructions identifying the notarial act required. If you have questions about whether the document will be accepted by its destination, please confirm those requirements with the receiving organization or document preparer before your appointment.

Yes, Blue Quill offers appointment options designed to accommodate situations that do not always fit within traditional business hours, including same-day, evening, weekend, and urgent requests, subject to availability.

Additional charges may apply based on the timing and urgency of the request. Any applicable charges will be disclosed before the appointment is confirmed.

Sometimes a signing can't be completed if a requirement for the notarization isn't met - for example, acceptable identification can't be established, someone who must be present is unavailable, or the notary is unable to complete the requested notarial act under Pennsylvania law.

Blue Quill's pre-appointment process is designed to identify preventable issues ahead of time whenever possible, helping your signing go as smoothly as possible when we arrive.

By appointment — Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm. Evening and weekend signings are available.