by Bart Baggett

How Can You Prove a Forgery In Court?

If think your signature was forged, you have a big problem that needs an expert solution. While you might feel the judge will believe you that your signature was forged… it doesn’t work that way.  The courts require a court-qualified forensic document examiner to appear as a witness. 

The type of expert witness you need is called a forensic document examiner.  While many people use the term “handwriting expert”, that term sometimes could include the wrong type of professional like a handwriting school teacher, graphologist, or psychologist.   The only way to prove a forgery in court is to hire an experienced forensic document examiner and have him/her create a written report, court exhibits, and provide an in-person or zoom-based live testimony.