crazydaisy said:
Please excuse my stupidity who would notarize the document. Do you mean the passport office or just a solicitor? I just want to get all the info i can before we set terms in our divorce. I want to be able for my kids to see me whenever they like - not when it suits him.
Normally to notarize something one goes to a notary. I am sure a solicitor in the UK will be equivalent or a Commisioner of Oaths, etc.
I suspect as well adding a slew of crimped on seals (even better those red wax seals), stamps, maybe a ribbon or two etc., and in Spanish to boot, will impress the micgracion guys no end, if they ask for any paperwork - but the true belt and suspenders approach is to then go to the DR consulate and have them add a few stamps and flourishes of their own.
Wiki data: RE; the sticky notary wicket:
Significant weight attaches to documents certified by notaries. Documents certified by notaries are sealed with the notary's seal and are recorded by the notary in a register maintained by him/her. These are known as "notarial acts". Notarial acts and certificates are recognised in countries of the British Commonwealth and some other countries without the need for any further certification from the respective Foreign Ministry or foreign diplomatic missions. (In countries subscribing to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents only one further act of certification is required, known as an apostille).
Notaries in England
In England there are three classes of notaries. Scrivener notaries, who get their name from the Scriveners' Company, are the only notaries permitted to practise in the City of London. Due to their geographical proximity to many civil law countries, scrivener notaries are only appointed after five years articles to a practising notary. Scrivener notaries must be fluent in one or two foreign languages and be familiar with the principles and practice of foreign law.
The other two classes of notaries in England are qualified solicitors who only practise outside the City and non-legally qualified persons who satisfy the Master of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury that they possess an adequate understanding of the law. Both the latter two categories are required to pass examinations set by the Master of Faculties.