做为公证员，可以为亲属做公证，除非所做公证内容涉及到直接的财务利益。根据加州的社区财产法，如果为配偶或家庭伴侣公证，则应谨慎行事。
在以下情况下，公证员将对交易产生直接的财务或实益权益（政府法规第8224条）：
- 如果公证员被单独命名为金融交易的主体。
- 如果公证员以以下任何一种方式参与不动产交易：受益人，设保人，受让人，抵押人，抵押权人，受托人，受托人，卖方，受让人，出租人或承租人。
如果公证员以代理人，雇员，保险人，律师，代管人或贷方的身份行事，则在交易中公证员将不具有直接的经济或利益利益。
如果对是否需要公证存有疑问，公证人应寻求律师的建议。
Confict of Interest
A notary public may notarize documents for relatives or others, unless doing so would provide a direct fnancial or benefcial interest to the notary public. Given California’s community property law, care should be exercised if notarizing for a spouse or a domestic partner.
A notary public would have a direct fnancial or benefcial interest to a transaction in the following situations (Government Code section 8224):
- If a notary public is named, individually, as a principal to a fnancial transaction.
- If a notary public is named, individually, as any of the following to a real property transaction: benefciary, grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, vendor, vendee, lessor, or lessee.
A notary public would not have a direct fnancial or benefcial interest in a transaction if a notary public is acting in the capacity of an agent, employee, insurer, attorney, escrow holder, or lender for a person having a direct fnancial or benefcial interest in the transaction.
If in doubt as to whether or not to notarize, the notary public should seek the advice of an attorney.
