1.The court or supervising judge, as the case may be, shall schedule a date for the appearance of litigants to submit all written instruments in their possession for comparison and agree on those instruments serving this purpose. If the litigant who bears the burden of proof is absent, without an acceptable excuse, the court may rule that his right to prove his claim be forfeited If his opposing litigant is absent, the court may deem the instruments submitted for comparison valid for comparison purposes. 2.The litigant who challenges the veracity of the instrument shall appear in person to sit for a handwriting test on the scheduled date. If he abstains from appearing without an acceptable excuse or appears and abstains from sitting for the handwriting test, the court may adjudicate that the instrument is valid.
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