Evidence is the beating heart of any legal case, whether civil or criminal. It can pump life-giving blood into a legal argument or be anemic and fail in its purpose. The burden of proof determines whether evidence feeds an argument or starves it. To prepare for court, self-represented litigants must assemble evidence that can bear the weight of their claims or defenses.

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