At the notary office, the notary draws up notarial deeds documenting the performance of a given legal transaction. In some cases the form of a notarial deed is not required by law. Documents which must be drawn up as a notarial deed on pain of nullity include:
- sale agreements for real estate,
- agreements on the division of an estate, if the estate includes real estate,
- gift agreements concerning real estate,
- agreements establishing separate ownership of premises,
- marital property agreements, so-called prenuptial agreements,
- agreements on the division of joint marital property, if the property includes real estate,
- company agreements: limited liability, joint-stock, limited partnership and partnership limited by shares.
However, any type of agreement can be drawn up in the form of a notarial deed using the Notary’s services, if the parties so wish. For example, a settlement, an arrangement, a preliminary agreement or a maintenance agreement can take the form of a notarial deed. Moreover, although this is not required by law, it is advisable to have wills drawn up in the form of a notarial deed. Thanks to the Notary’s professional assistance you can, among other things, be certain that your last will is recorded in accordance with the regulations and that there will be no doubts as to its enforcement.
Official copies of notarial deeds
We issue official copies and duplicates of notarial deeds drawn up at our Office. The originals of notarial deeds executed at our Office are stored in accordance with the law for 10 years from the date they are drawn up, after which they are transferred to the land and mortgage register archive. In that case, you should go to the relevant division of the district court in Kraków to obtain the appropriate official copy of the notarial deed.
Signing a notarial agreement – important documents and the procedure
To prepare for signing an agreement before a notary, you should gather all the necessary documents and bring them with you to the meeting at the Office. It is also worth thinking about any questions you would like to ask the notary. Signing a notarial deed is a serious decision – if you have any doubts, you can always ask for additional time to think the matter over.
You need to bring an identity document and all the documents that may be needed to draw up the notarial deed. The procedure for signing a notarial agreement begins with the notary reading out the contents of the deed. The notary then answers the parties’ questions and clarifies any doubts. Once everything is clear, the parties sign the agreement. The notary also prepares the deed, which is handed over to you. The original of the deed is kept by the notary.