Notary Services

Notary Services

At the Alto dos Moinhos Notary Office, we carry out all the tradition notary service and, whenever necessary, Notary Elisa Saraiva travels elsewhere for such purposes.

Deeds 

A deed generally establishes a contract between two parties and should be mutually signed in the presence of a notary for the legal act to be deemed valid. These deeds may have various different contents and purposes:

Deed of Sale 

Deed of Exchange 

Mutual Deed and Mortgages 

Deed of Debt Acceptance 

Deed of Bequest 

Deed of Asset Division 

Deed of Heir Nomination

Deed of Exclusion 

Pre-nuptial Deed 

And many more – get in touch with the Notary Elisa Saraiva should you have any questions. 

Wills 

Wills are legal documents that require validating by a notary and that ensures they are made available subsequent to the individual’s death. They normally refer to assets and goods but they may extend along different lines. There are various different types of will and you may get in touch with the Notary Elisa Saraiva to find out about their differences and choose that most appropriate to your circumstances:

Public Wills 

Closed Wills 

International Wills 

Powers of Attorney 

A power of attorney is a legal act attributing another person to legally act on one’s own behalf. Therefore, the person you choose to represent you may act in different situations, such as business deals or family affairs. Powers of attorney need to be validated by a notary and may take one of three different formats – consult the Notary Elisa Saraiva to find out which is best for you:

Power of Attorney with Letter of Recognition and Signature 

Power of Attorney with Term of Authentication 

Power of Attorney by Public Instrument

Authentications and Recognitions 

Your private documents may be authenticated at a notary and you therefore gain the certainty of ownership of the authentic documents. Notaries also carry out the certification of signatures, a procedure necessary to certain bureaucratic processes, with various types of recognition existing – the Notary Elisa Saraiva is able to help you understand what is necessary for your particular case:

Recognition of Simple Signatures

Recognition of Special Mentions 

Recognition of Signature on Request 

Certificates, Certifying and Similar Documents 

The notary office is there to certify various different documents and situations which, afterwards, may only be called into question based on falsehood. An email, the state of a construction project and even living persons and their respective identities constituted examples of the certificates that notaries are empowered to issue. We may also certify that a copy is in accordance with its original (authenticating photocopies). In terms certifying processes cover the contents of deeds and documents archived in notary offices with document issued setting out the acts that they describe. The Notary Elisa Saraiva is able to help you understand the difference between these different formats and purposes and enable you to ascertain the most appropriate solution for your situation.

Online Registration 

Currently, it is possible to complete various registration processes digitally and you may always count on the Notary Elisa Saraiva to assist you in the following processes and carry out their respective submission:

Online Vehicle Registration 

Online Company Registration

Online Land Registration

Online Powers of Attorney 

Online Registration of New Companies

Notary Services for Companies and Associations

Companies and associations are entities that need special attention as regards legal assistance to ensure that they have all of their affairs in order. In both situations, the services of a notary office are essential and the Notary Elisa Saraiva is fully available to work with companies and associations and render the notary services necessary:

Share Stakes 

Management Bodies 

Changes to Equity Capital 

Modifications to Clauses 

Transformations 

Mergers/Demergers 

Bankruptcy/Liquidation

Online Registration of New Companies

Founding Associations

Alterations to Association Statutes 

Other Notary Services for Companies – get in touch with the Notary Elisa Saraiva to ascertain further details.

Whenever necessary, the Notary Elisa Saraiva also carries out notary services in residences and offices throughout Lisbon Municipal Council.

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