What is court certified translation?

by Target Language Translation Services

- November 03 2021

Foreign language documents submitted to the court will almost always require a certified translation. Common documents submitted to the court include depositions, evidence, divorce / separation documents, bylaws, child custody documents, affidavits, agreements, declarations, mortgage documents, wills, estates, probate documents, certificates of name change, prior judgments, notices, military certificates, etc. In most situations, courts will define a certified translation as a “complete, true and accurate, word-for-word translation of a source document, that was completed by a professional translator and inclusive of a signed certificate of translation accuracy.”

Because of the complexities of the legal system, a lot of people still don’t know the difference between a regular translation and notarized translations. It also gets a little bit complicated when it refers to court certified translations. While they sound almost the same, there are a lot of differences between them.

Court certified translations are different from regular translations or certified translations. Court Certified Translations are usually defined in two different ways. One definition of which points to a kind of translation that is certified by the court. The other one refers to the translation that is certified by a language service provider for use in court.

The first definition refers to a document that is approved by the court. The legal system is a very complicated field. Some document translations are, on some point, approved by a court for its direct translations. While these documents will hold merit in court, it is always advisable to seek the services of a properly trained language service provider. By hiring the services of a top-quality language service provider, you are secure that your translation projects are converted with utmost quality and unrivaled accuracy. There are a number of agencies that provide such services. However, it would be wise to pick one that has good operation and good reviews in order to make sure that you will get the best service.

At Target Language Translation, we provide high quality and certified translations. Our translators are fully dedicated to delivering top-quality translations and have extensive experience translating legal documents. According to your purpose of the translation, we will assign the project to a court-certified translator and attach the right certification to the translated documents. The core philosophy of our company is to maintain quality. Our company has built its reputation on this particular factor.

Our turnaround time always beats that of the industry standard. We understand that time is a valuable resource, which is why we make sure that we always beat the deadline we set for our client. By following this practice, we allow our customers to review our translations. Applying this practice also gives us enough time to make necessary revisions if there are errors from our final projects.

On top of that, there are a lot of factors that determine a quality project. Our company believe that by providing high-quality translations and balance it with fast turnaround time, we can offer the best translation service that money can buy.

This article is reprinted from Rush Translate, CACFTI and Universal Translation Services.

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