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Example:  I once had a customer who had a  husband in the Gulf War.  They were attempting to refinance their home and needed signatures of both husband and wife.  Of course, the government was not going to allow the husband to leave the war to sign documents, so, the husband signed a power of attorney and had it notarized.  The wife made several copies of the power of attorney.  In order for the wife to sign as Power of Attorney for her husband, the lender that granted the couple the loan required that the wife include a certified copy of a power of attorney in the loan package.  

HOW DID I ACCOMPLISH THIS NOTARIZATION?

Step 1:  I examined the original power of attorney and determined the copies to be the same as the original. 

Step 2: Then, I notarized one of the copies-giving this copy just as much force as the original. 

The wife included the certified copy of the power of attorney with her loan documents and sent the package to the lender.   The wife was then able to keep the original power of attorney for future needs. (Probate Code 4307)

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