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How do you sign a document for someone in absentia?

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Legally, you cannot, unless you have that person's power of attorney.

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Someone who signs a document is called?
A Signee I haven't heard that one, I use the word 'signatory'.
Can someone sign someone else?
Not unless they have that person's power of attorney to do so.
Can someone make you sign a document if you don't want to?
No.
Can someone sign someone else's signature for them?
they can but not if its on any kind of document that needs you to sign it personally.otherwise its fraud. Added Info. Perhaps with a Power of Attorney document, properly notarized and all nice and...
Can someone notarize a document they are signing?
No. A notary shouldn't notarize any instrument they may derive a benefit from. Further, they should not acknowledge their own signature. That document would be extremely vulnerable to challenges.