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Legalities - February 2012
The role of a notary
8th February 2012 - 10:15
If you plan to buy property in Portugal, it is important to understand the role of a notary in the transaction. Notaries are widely used in the Portuguese legal system and although they need a law degree and are trained in the same way as private lawyers (avagodos), their role is to represent the truth and the state, rather than either party involved in a transaction.
In Portugal, it is often necessary for documents to be signed in the presence of a state authorised notary for them to be...