Common Document Examinations

Common Document Examinations

As a Forensic Document Examiner, I provide a resource for resolving alleged forged document issues in civil and criminal cases. For clarification, the term ‘forgery’ is a legal term, used to broadly define the intentional falsification of a signature or...
Writing Specimen Considerations

Writing Specimen Considerations

During the collection process of signature specimens to submit with the questioned signature(s), maximize the comparison process by the following: Collect ‘like’ documents. For example, if a signature was written on a legal document it is preferable to submit...
Signature Analysis on Wills

Signature Analysis on Wills

A high percentage of cases submitted to a signature expert is related to contested wills or other estate related documents. Although the signature is the usual focus of the examination, other aspects of the documents may be in question. For example, a client may ask...