On the ____ day of ____ in the year ____ before me, the undersigned, personally appeared. , personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory.Page 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Acknowledgement taken in New York State. An acknowledgment is one of the most common types of notarial acts, but it often confuses Notaries. Here are 5 steps to performing an acknowledgment. This 5-step guide will teach you how to notarize a document that requires an acknowledgement (the most common notarial act). The Acknowledgments section is where you recognize and thank everyone who helped you. To assist you in determining your eligibility to sign an Acknowledgment of Parentage, the following definitions are provided:. To make the acknowledgment valid, it must include the words.