“However, it does not match my signature on the identification page filed with the petition, the signature on our mortgage documents, or the signature on the power of attorney I executed during my husband’s surgery.”
Calder rose again.
“Your Honor, signatures naturally vary.”
“They do,” I said.
“But this one does not merely vary.”
I set the documents beside one another.
“The signature on the agreement is written with a continuous rightward slant.”
“My actual signature has a distinct pause between my first and last name.”
“The capital M is formed differently, and the final stroke does not return beneath the surname.”
Judge Porter leaned forward.
She did not look impressed by the dramatic comparison.
She looked attentive.
That was more important.
“Are you qualified to make that assessment?”
“I am not presenting myself as a handwriting expert.”
“I’m identifying a document I did not sign.”
“And I’m asking for the original to be examined by a qualified professional.”
