APOSTILLE FACILITATION

WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE?

Apostille" is a French word meaning certification and is an additional form of authentication of documents that allows them to be recognized internationally by countries who are members of the 1961 Hague Convention treaty. In short, you have a public (recordable) document which needs to be authenticated for use in a foreign country

WHAT IS A RECORDABLE DOCUMENT?

Recordable documents as defined by the Texas Secretary of State are birth verification, birth certificates, birth verification letters, death certificates, death verification letters, divorce verification letters, marriage verification letters, marriage licenses, marriage certificates, marriage application forms, Texas divorce decrees, Texas divorce certificates, judgments, TXDPS vehicle title histories, TXDPS criminal history records, and cremation certificates. Recordable documents may not be certified by a notary public.

You may need an apostille for work, marriage, adoptions, giving Power of Attorney to someone, establishing a business, and background checks.

WHEN IS AN APOSTILLE NEEDED?

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM US?

We will always provide phone and email support from the time we receive your document until the document is shipped to the country of intent.

  • You don’t have to worry about us passing off your documents to a third party or a middleman to outsource the filing of your documents. We have a team of facilitators stateside and nationwide who will personally ensure your documents are delivered and processed timely.

LOAN SIGNINGS

Are you a real estate agent, mortgage loan officer, escrow officer, or a homebuyer in the Pearland, Houston, and surrounding areas. Do you need a National Notary Association (NNA) certified signing agent to help you close on the sale, purchase, modification, or refinance on your home?

A lender, title company, or escrow service may hire a signing agent to handle getting and processed efficiently and on time. We have loan signing agents who can print your real estate documents, notarize, scan, and deliver them to the local courier for delivery to their office.

WHAT IS A LOAN SIGNING AGENT AND HOW CAN THEY HELP ME?

A loan signing agent is a notary who has had specialized training in loan closing documents. The benefit of using a loan signing agent the specialty training received to handle real estate and estate planning signings and certify your documents at the location of your choice and at the time most convenient for you.

DO WE HAVE ANY CREDENTIALS?

We are National Notary Association (NNA) Certified, Fidelity approved, bonded, errors & omissions insured, and background screened.

WHAT TYPES OF REAL ESTATE LOAN DOCUMENTS DO WE NOTARIZE?

We notarize documents for purchase of a new property, seller Packages between two or more parties, refinance loans to obtain a lower interest rate, cash out equity, etc., warranty / Quit Claim Deeds to transfer ownership of real property, piggyback Loans to borrow additional money in order to qualify for a primary mortgage without paying for private mortgage insurance, reverse mortgages to allow homeowners to convert home equity into cash income, split signings when only one of the borrowers is available at one time, property tax liens issued by a lender when the property owner don’t make payment, FHA, VA, and conventional Loans for home mortgages, structured settlements for claimant to receive periodic payments after litigation or a court case, Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) for line of credit secured by your home, construction Loans for funds to build properties, and more.

I-9/ EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION

  • I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms

  • Identification Proofing

  • Ink Fingerprinting

LEGAL COURIER/ DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL

WHAT DO WE DELIVER?

  • Briefs

  • Orders

  • Summons

  • Answers

  • Motions

  • Dismissals

  • Defaults

  • Exhibits

WHAT AREAS DO WE SERVICE?

We serve (but are not limited to) the following areas:
Brazoria, Harris, Ft. Bend, Galveston Counties

Iowa Colony, Pearland, Pasadena, Houston, Sugar Land, Manvel, Friendswood, Sienna, Trammels, Missouri City, Rosharon, Brookside Village, League City, Houston Heights, Alvin, West University Place, Memorial City, Stafford, Bellaire, Richmond, Webster, South Houston and more

Fees vary based on location and speed of delivery. However, we can promise that we will be honest, integrous, and fair in our fees.

Additional fees may incur for extended waiting times for document pick up.

WHAT ARE THE FEES?

Do you need to have mortgage property inspections/field inspections completed on a property in Pearland, Houston, and surrounding areas? Litigation Support by Q. Thomas & Co. can help!

MORTGAGE PROPERTY INSPECTION

Field inspectors are usually hired by banks, mortgage companies, insurance agencies and others when a homeowner defaults on a mortgage or is in foreclosure. The purpose of the inspection is to identify any potential issues with the residence.

We can perform those inspections for you and document our findings with pictures and reports.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATION

  • Criminal/ Civil Investigations

  • Corporate Investigations

  • Full Research and Reporting

  • Field Interview

  • Asset Recovery

  • Protective Surveillance

  • Background checks

  • Family Domestic Investigation

  • Personal Services for Individuals & Families

  • Missing Person Locates & Skip-Tracing

WHAT DO WE INVESTIGATE?

  • Mobile Surveillance Operations

  • Infidelity & Cheating Spouse Investigations

  • Divorce & Child Custody Issues

  • Insurance Fraud & Workers’ Compensation

  • Pre-Marital Investigations

  • Background Checks & Screening

  • Specialized Services for Businesses & Corporations

  • Personal Services for Individuals & Families

  • Litigation Support Services for Attorneys