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Probate Litigation \u00b7 Responsible attorney: Leslie V. Marenco \u00b7 Coral Gables, Florida<\/p>

Suspect a Forged Signature on a Will? Start with the Evidence<\/h1>

Trust Counsel, PL focuses on probate and trust litigation in Florida. Here is how a forensic document examiner compares a questioned signature with genuine signatures, and how that evidence fits into a will contest. We serve clients in Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and throughout South Florida.<\/p>

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By Leslie V. Marenco \u00b7 Published October 28, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A handwriting examiner compares a questioned signature with genuine signatures of the same person. The result can be one piece of evidence in a Florida will challenge. This page explains how that comparison works, what evidence it needs, and which deadlines matter most.<\/p>\n

When a Signature on a Florida Will Is Questioned<\/h2>\n

A signature is central to whether a Florida will is valid. Florida requires a will to be in writing and signed at the end by the testator, or by another person in the testator’s presence and at the testator’s direction, and the testator’s signing or acknowledgment must be made in the presence of at least two attesting witnesses who sign the will in the testator’s presence and in each other’s presence (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 732.502<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Doubts often come up in situations like these:<\/p>\n