Handwriting examinations. The examination of handwriting to assess potential authorship proceeds from the above principle of identification by applying it to a comparison of samples of handwritten material. Generally known as ACE-V, there are three stages in the process of examination. Ver ms. In forensic science, questioned document examination QDE is the examination of documents potentially disputed in a court of law. Its primary purpose is to provide evidence about a suspicious or questionable Ver ms. A forensic document examiner is intimately linked to the legal system as a forensic scientist. Forensic science is the application of science to address issues under consideration in the legal system. FDEs examine items documents that form part of a Ver ms. A person who desires to enter a career of forensic document examination must possess certain traits and abilities. The ASTM Standard E- Standard Guide for Minimum Training Requirements for Forensic Document Examiners lists several requirements Ver ms. E