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Armenia Notary Qualification study plan

Armenia Notary Qualification · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Law: Persons, Transactions, Representation, and Obligations

  • Outline the Civil Code structure and locate the provisions on persons, transactions, representation, and obligations

  • Define the elements of a valid transaction and distinguish void from voidable transactions

  • Explain the grounds and consequences of invalidity, including restitution

  • Summarize the rules on representation, power of attorney, and unauthorized representation

  • List the main types of obligations and the basic rules on performance and breach

Your checkpoint

A one-page schematic of transaction validity and invalidity grounds with Civil Code article references

Week 2

Notarial Acts, Certification, and Enforcement Instruments

  • Categorize notarial acts by type (certification, attestation, enforcement instruments) and state their legal effect

  • Describe the procedure for certifying transactions and the notary's verification duties

  • Explain the requirements for issuing enforcement instruments (execution clauses) and their enforceability

  • Identify the notarial acts that can be challenged and the applicable time limits

  • Draft a checklist for certifying a real estate sale-purchase agreement

Your checkpoint

A comparison table of at least six notarial act types with required documents and legal effect

Week 3

Property Law and Real Estate Transactions

  • Identify the types of rights in rem and their registration requirements

  • Explain the procedure for notarial certification of real estate transactions and the role of the state register

  • List the documents required to verify title and encumbrances before certifying a transaction

  • Describe the rules on common property, easements, and mortgage certification

  • Analyze the notary's liability for failure to verify title

Your checkpoint

A transaction checklist for real estate certification covering title verification, encumbrances, and registration steps

Week 4

Inheritance Law and Inheritance Proceedings

  • Distinguish intestate and testamentary succession and the categories of heirs

  • Explain the forms of wills, including notarial wills and the requirements for validity

  • Describe the procedure for issuing certificates of inheritance and the deadlines involved

  • Summarize the rules on compulsory share, disinheritance, and testamentary trusts (if applicable)

  • Identify the notary's role in inheritance proceedings and the documents required

Your checkpoint

A flowchart of inheritance proceedings from death to issuance of certificate, with statutory deadlines and required documents

Week 5

Organization of the Notariat and Notary Status & Constitutional and Administrative Law Foundations of Notarial Activity

  • Outline the constitutional and administrative law foundations of notarial activity, including the status of notaries as persons performing public functions

  • Describe the organization of the notariat: chambers, territorial jurisdiction, and appointment/dismissal procedures

  • Explain the rights, duties, and liabilities of notaries, including conflicts of interest and disqualification

  • Summarize the rules on notarial fees, tariffs, and professional secrecy

  • Identify the disciplinary grounds and procedures for notaries

Your checkpoint

A two-page summary comparing the notary's public-law status and professional duties, with references to the Constitution and the Law on Notariat

Week 6

Family Law and Marital Property Matters & Notarial Procedure, Records Management, and Archiving

  • Explain the notary's role in marital property matters, including marriage contracts and consent requirements

  • Describe the rules on division of joint property and the certification of marriage contracts

  • Outline the notarial procedure for certifying family law documents (e.g., consent, custody agreements)

  • Summarize the rules on notarial records management, including the notarial register and document retention periods

  • Explain the archiving requirements and access rules for notarial documents

Your checkpoint

A procedural guide for certifying a marriage contract and a record-keeping checklist for notarial archives

Week 7

Anti-Money Laundering, Ethics, and Professional Discipline & Civil Procedure, Enforcement, and Related Procedural Rules

  • Identify the key anti-money laundering obligations of notaries, including customer due diligence and suspicious transaction reporting

  • Explain the ethical duties of notaries: impartiality, confidentiality, and avoidance of conflicts of interest

  • Summarize the disciplinary process and sanctions for ethical violations

  • Outline the basic rules of civil procedure and enforcement proceedings relevant to notarial acts

  • Describe the enforcement process for notarial enforcement instruments and the grounds for challenge

Your checkpoint

A compliance checklist for AML and ethics in notarial practice, plus a one-page outline of enforcement of notarial instruments

Week 8

Civil Law: Persons, Transactions, Representation, and Obligations & Notarial Acts, Certification, and Enforcement Instruments & Inheritance Law and Inheritance Proceedings

  • Review and integrate the heaviest domains (Civil Law, Notarial Acts, Inheritance) through practice questions

  • Identify weak areas from practice tests and re-study the corresponding provisions

  • Simulate a timed exam section covering mixed domains

  • Memorize key statutory deadlines and document requirements

  • Consolidate a personal summary sheet of frequently tested rules

Your checkpoint

A completed practice exam with a self-assessment report and a one-page master summary of key rules and deadlines

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-made quiz covering transaction validity and notarial act types

Week 4: Complete the inheritance flowchart and correctly answer 8 out of 10 scenario questions on inheritance proceedings

Week 6: Submit the marriage contract procedural guide and archive checklist, and pass a peer-review check for completeness

Week 8: Achieve at least 75% on a full-length simulated exam and complete the self-assessment report