A Notary Public is disqualified from performing a notarial act if he is a spouse, common-law partner, ancestor, descendant, or relative by affinity or consanguinity of the principal within the fourth (4th) civil degree. Violation of this proscription, however, cannot be a sufficient ground for disbarment. In one case the Supreme Court imposed a reprimand on the erring lawyer and disqualification to perform notarial act for a period of three (3) months.
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