Graphologist IsraelLegal document examination / Judgments and documented stories
A sister challenged her brother’s designation to succeed their parents on the family farm. A 1981 form bore a signature attributed to their mother. A court-appointed examiner compared it with known specimens and answered questions in court. The court accepted her findings and held that the signature was forged. The evidence did not establish that the brother forged it or knew of the forgery.
What did the evidence show?
Did the mother nevertheless know of and consent to the designation? The judge turned to a different document. The mother had signed an agreement with the Israel Land Administration so that a house could be built on the farm for her son. The court found that she knew of the designation and helped put it into effect. It dismissed the claim to set it aside. Compare the signature evidence in paragraphs 95–107 with the parents’ actions in paragraphs 112–118.
