Ok, cleared my head, here's an interesting JM tidbit, that gets me to thinking:
In Adoption Place, Inc. v. Doe, TN case #20071205_0001730.TN, Date: 2007-12-05, it shows:
"*fn7 Notarized by Janet L. Morris" (snipped)
1) If JM was a principal in the Adoption Place, she should not have notarized ANY of their documents. A notary is legally bound to not have a financial interest in anything they notarize. So why was she notarizing?
2) In an NG interview on January 13, TS is talking about her conversation with EJ and she says:
"And she said that she went ahead and signed the papers. She signed custody over to them and I asked her, was it notarized? She said no. And she said she put the baby in the car seat and they walked out the door with him." (snipped)
Why would TS be concerned if the documents were notarized? A notary doesn't guarantee the legitimacy of a document, a notary only verifies the signer's identity, so the documents wouldn't have mattered if they were notarized or not from a legal standpoint.
So, did TS think that notarizing the documents made them legal because she knew that JM was notarizing the adoption documents for the Adoption Place, and had been expecting JM to notarize EJ's paperwork?
The other thing about notaries, they can only legally notarize paperwork in the state in which they have their commission. Since JM's commission is in TN, she couldn't have legally notarized EJ's documents, anyway...unless....
There just happens to be a JLM who is a commissioned notary in the state of TX. Could it be the same person? And if so, doesn't that tie the knot tighter?