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English term or phrase:
as to his signature
English answer:
witnessing his signature as genuine
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as to his signature
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Law: Contract(s)
Divorce Agreement
What does "as to his signature" mean here, taking into consideration that this line came after the solicitor's signature and in front of the signature of his client.
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Apr 9, 2014 07:06: Abdallah Ali changed "Term asked" from "Solicitor for the husband, as to his signature" to "as to his signature"
Apr 10, 2014 13:27: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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witnessing his signature as genuine
From the additional context you have now given, it looks as if each of the solicitors is signing to witness that their respective client's signature really was made by that person. Additional clue: "as to her signature".
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The important signatures are, thus, not those of the solicitors (who are merely witnesses), but those of their clients.
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The important signatures are, thus, not those of the solicitors (who are merely witnesses), but those of their clients.
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I suspect, though without the actual sentence can't be completely sure, that 'signature' was meant to be 'signatory'. It often happens that s/o can represent and sign for only the solicitor and his client, but also can sign for s/o signing for either if either is hindered, or in an other way required to provide his/her signature. It can also be a case of disability, when s/o gives his/her right to sign for him, and then is it really about his/her signature. It really depends on the context.
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SORRY GUYS, I MEANT ALL THIS ONLY IN ENGLISH BUT I WAS IMMERSED IN A DUTCH TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATED WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AS SOLUTIONS (AND USING A HUNGARIAN KEYBOARD). I MEANT TO SAY THAT HE COULD BE WITNESS TO THE CLIENT AND TO HIS SIGNATURE, OR TO A SIGNATORY OF THE CLIENT. WOULD GLADLY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THAT EFFECT BUT IT IS FORBIDDEN.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-09 07:59:56 GMT)
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SORRY GUYS, I MEANT ALL THIS ONLY IN ENGLISH BUT I WAS IMMERSED IN A DUTCH TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATED WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AS SOLUTIONS (AND USING A HUNGARIAN KEYBOARD). I MEANT TO SAY THAT HE COULD BE WITNESS TO THE CLIENT AND TO HIS SIGNATURE, OR TO A SIGNATORY OF THE CLIENT. WOULD GLADLY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THAT EFFECT BUT IT IS FORBIDDEN.
Example sentence:
that English law recognises as a valid signature not only one written manually by the signatory but also one appropriately embossed using a facsimile signature stamp
so that someone else can sign documents on the signatory’s behalf
Reference:
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(Signature of solicitor) (Signature of Client)
Solicitor for the husband,
as to his signature
(Signature of solicitor) (Signature of Client)
Solicitor for the wife,
as to her signature
Signed and sealed at .... on .....