[mgas]

I just bought a house, and signing all the mortgage docs, they told me I had to sign my name exactly as it appears on the document: First Middle Last. My signature, the one that is most personal, recognizable, and ubiquitous to me, is a quick scribble that kind of includes the first letter of my first name, then some flairs of loops and things. Having to laboriously write out my full name in script was a giant pain in the ass. I could not repeat the same signature twice. In many cases I couldn't remember how to write the capital cursive letter for my middle and last name.

TL;DR: I am 38 and completely sympathize with your nephew. I can't sign my name either.

[watwut]

It sounds to me that such requirement beats the whole purpose of the signature - to identify it was actually you signing the document.