For completed examples of some legal forms, see our Self Help Form and Sample Packets page. Handwritten forms are hard to read.The certificate of acknowledgment (PDF) must be in the form set forth in California Civil Code section 1189. In today's video I'm going to show you how to complete a California Acknowledgement and a California Giraffe. 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. I am here doing a um mock notarization for an acknowledgement and durat i want to show you how to fill out both of them. Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all content requirements. An acknowledgement is a write-up that expresses gratitude to all the people who are directly or indirectly involved in helping you complete your assignment. An acknowledgement agreement is a legal document formalizing some agreement between parties, similar to a memorandum of understanding.