January 23 is National Handwriting Day. So to mark this occasion, let’s discuss how to authenticate handwriting in court.

In order to get handwritten evidence admitted into court, state and federal rules of evidence generally require that you first establish its authenticity – in other words, you must prove to the court’s satisfaction that the handwritten document was genuinely written by the person you’ve identified as the writer.

Here are five ways you may be able to authenticate handwriting in court:

Getting a handwritten document admitted into evidence may seem simple enough, but it can get complicated and even quite contentious. If you have further questions about how to authenticate handwriting in court, you may want to discuss the matter with an experienced litigator in your area.

Related Resources:

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  • Legal How-To: Using Text Messages as Evidence (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
  • Legalese 101: What is Hearsay? (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
  • Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Longshot, Handwritten Petition (FindLaw’s Decided)

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