Prozbul Forms via Email
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Question
Is it possible to perform a Prozbul via email, sending forms and receiving them back? The question applies both to benefactors and people we are in contact with and recognize their handwriting, as well as to people we do not know at all.
Answer
Shalom and blessings. It is possible to send a "handwriting" via mail, fax, or email if the Beit Din recognizes the signature. It seems that even if the Beit Din does not recognize the signature, if they write that they do not recognize it and sign based on the signature received, it suffices [just as in agency, witnesses do not need to testify that he is the sender's agent], and this requires further study.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Choshen Mishpat, Siman 67); Responsa Chatam Sofer (Choshen Mishpat, Siman 113); Azmera Leshimcha (Laws of Shemitah).