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siendo de mi conocimiento y con capacidad legal

English translation: whom I know personally and who has legal capacity


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Spanish term or phrase:siendo de mi conocimiento y con capacidad legal
English translation:whom I know personally and who has legal capacity
Entered by: Stephanie Pate
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19:28 Nov 22, 2011
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Law/Patents - Government / Politics / Mexican public notary notice
Spanish term or phrase: siendo de mi conocimiento y con capacidad legal
I am translating a Mexican public notary document where the notary states:

"siendo de mi conocimiento y con capacidad legal, lo que certifico y quien bajo protesta de decir verdad DECLARO: ----"

The notary is certifying a statement a client is making just after the above sentence.

My attempt:

"being of sound mind and with legal capacity, I certify and under sworn oath to tell the truth do DECLARE:--"
Stephanie Pate
United States
Local time: 19:28
whom I know personally and who has legal capacity
Explanation:
maybe needs wording depending on what comes before but this is the idea

e.g. personally know to me. etc.
Selected response from:

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:28
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4whom I know personally and who has legal capacity
rich.
4who is known to me personally and is legally competent
Muriel Vasconcellos
4whom I know and who is legally competent
Henry Hinds


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
whom I know personally and who has legal capacity


Explanation:
maybe needs wording depending on what comes before but this is the idea

e.g. personally know to me. etc.

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: More or less, depends who they/it are/is waxing loquacious about...
4 mins
  -> Thanks Neil

agree  AllegroTrans: works perfectly well
26 mins
  -> Thanks Allegro

agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil

agree  Catherine Gilsenan
1 day37 mins
  -> Thanks Catherine
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
whom I know and who is legally competent


Explanation:
The CONTEXT is insufficient and I would especially like to see what comes immediately before, but more or less it should go like this:

...compareció Pablo Pérez García, (siendo de mi conocimiento y con capacidad legal, lo que certifico y quien bajo protesta de decir verdad DECLARÓ...)
...whom I know and who is legally competent, to which I am certifying, and who STATED under oath to tell the truth...

Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 625
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
who is known to me personally and is legally competent


Explanation:
This is what I use - very similar to the other two, but I'm not copying them. I have used this a lot.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 364
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