Age is not the issue?

I had to to decline to notarize a 62 year old person; the individual could not communicate with me or recognized his only son. However, I had a delightful notarization with a 92 year old individual who had ID and was very conversant on what he was doing. He also affirmed his trust in his son. Clearly age is not the issue. Potential clients need to have government photo id, know what they are doing, and be able to communicate with the notary. Notarization does not make the document legal; it does affirm you signed the document. Consequently, minor person who signs a contract does not waive va law as it applies to minors signing a contract. Furthermore, a minor signing a statement would not waive any applicably va law requiring parental permission.