My model signed a release but it was not witnessed. I won't be able to get it signed for a while since the model is travelling. Any agencies will accept the unwitnessed MR?

Thanks.

Can't you just have your wife or someone else sign the witness part? No one will ever know that the witness was not present at the time when the release was signed by the model. Anyway, the whole witness thing is rather silly IMHO...

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Alamy, because you don't upload the MR for the photo, you only have to say you have the MR.

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Thanks to both of you.

The model actually signed the witness box with his own signature as well, so it cannot be signed by another person.

Alamy is a good idea.

Just have a 2nd witness sign it. I had one release get rejected because they couldn't read the persons printed name. I had a 2nd witness sign, and all is good...

Have your dog sign it. Put a pen in his paw, and help him along - LOL

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LOL, yep, my dog would love to paw witness it but the courts will not uphold his signature.

White Out works wonders on removing signatures. :-) Just remove the signature from the witness line and then have a friend sign it.

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Thanks again for the well-intended suggestions.

Maybe you don't know this, but from a legal point of view, if a document needs to be witnessed, a witness MUST be present when the document is signed (and not after). It is especially true when a will is signed. I

f there are procedural defects, the document is invalid.

You may think, come on, it's only a MR, and the model has agreed to it. But it's just not a good idea to risk the validity of the document and jeopodize your position for a minor issue. Not worth it.