Physical objects

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The thing itself — where custody, condition, and identity carry the foundation.

What this type commonly supports

Condition, defect, and identity of the object in issue

How the gates bear on it

Authentication

Readily identifiable objects ride recognition; fungible items lean on custody and condition evidence.

“evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims”

Preservation

Repairing, altering, or discarding the object mid-dispute invites the spoliation fight — the Preservation Desk covers the duty questions.

The governing units, loaded whole

The recurring failure modes

Destructive testing before the other side ever saw the object
No custody story for an item anyone could swap

Software, not a law firm. This page teaches how Florida's evidence gates generally bear on this type — legal information, not legal advice, and never a prediction about your evidence. Whether a particular item clears the gates in your case is judgment work: an independent Florida attorney can review it and bill you directly. The five-gate frame lives on the Evidence Command Center.