Procedural competences of notary authorities in citizenship judicial proceedings

The article reveals the problematic issues of the procedural competences of a notary with his participation in the consideration and resolution of civil cases. The statistics and practice on the appeals of citizens with complaints about committed notarial acts are given. Actual aspects of the legal status of a notary in a civil proceeding are considered. Along with a brief analysis of the essence of the considered problematic issues, author's ways of resolving them are proposed.