DirtFarmer wrote:
I believe a signature is just a mark. My signature is not legible in cursive writing but the bank accepts it on my checks. I recently had a lawyer draw up a will for me. When it came to the signatures, I put my scrawl on it and his was even less legible. Looked something like this (just an illustration, not his actual signature). The will gets recorded as a legal document with those signatures.
I don't see any reason that printing should not be accepted as a signature mark given what is currently accepted. A signature should be something that you can produce easily and be able to identify as yours. Something that is produced with muscle memory rather than a nice drawing.
I believe a signature is just a mark. My signature... (
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Well I guess you're probably right. I was taught to take pride in myself and that included my signature. I was also taught that when you couldn't make out a signature, that person was hiding something and your trust in that person should be Leary. I had an Uncle that was a business person and at one time state Commander in the VFW. He had beautiful hand writing and many times when speaking of professional business people and politicians he would mention to look at the signature involved. If you could read it it showed they had pride in what they did and didn't attempt to hide anything. So today with all the whining screaming jerks we have to contend with, I guess it is fitting. You just can't trust anybody anymore.