diff --git a/framework/assets/js/contact.js b/framework/assets/js/contact.js
index ee99e0d4..984ca37f 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/contact.js
+++ b/framework/assets/js/contact.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var Contacts = function() {
 * @return array of Contacts matching search criteria
 */
 Contacts.prototype.find = function(fields, successCB, errorCB, options) {
-    PhoneGap.exec(successCB, errorCB, "Contacts", "search", [fields, options]);
+    PhoneGap.exec(successCB, errorCB, "Contacts", "search", [fields, options], navigator.service.contacts.cast);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -262,6 +262,22 @@ Contacts.prototype.create = function(properties) {
     return contact;
 };
 
+/**
+* This function returns and array of contacts.  It is required as we need to convert raw 
+* JSON objects into concrete Contact objects.  Currently this method is called after 
+* navigator.service.contacts.find but before the find methods success call back.
+* 
+* @param jsonArray an array of JSON Objects that need to be converted to Contact objects.
+* @returns an array of Contact objects
+*/
+Contacts.prototype.cast = function(jsonArray) {
+	var contacts = new Array();
+	for (var i=0; i<jsonArray.length; i++) {
+		contacts.push(navigator.service.contacts.create(jsonArray[i]));
+	}
+	return contacts;
+}
+
 /**
  * ContactFindOptions.
  * @param filter used to match contacts against
diff --git a/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base b/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
index 9768ecee..7fc4dcc8 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
+++ b/framework/assets/js/phonegap.js.base
@@ -421,12 +421,13 @@ PhoneGap.callbackStatus = {
  * @param {String} service      The name of the service to use
  * @param {String} action       Action to be run in PhoneGap
  * @param {String[]} [args]     Zero or more arguments to pass to the method
+ * @param {String} jsClass		The class to cast the return as
  */
-PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args) {
+PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args, cast) {
     try {
         var callbackId = service + PhoneGap.callbackId++;
         if (success || fail) {
-            PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId] = {success:success, fail:fail};
+            PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId] = {success:success, fail:fail, cast:cast};
         }
         
         // Note: Device returns string, but for some reason emulator returns object - so convert to string.
@@ -442,7 +443,12 @@ PhoneGap.exec = function(success, fail, service, action, args) {
                 // If there is a success callback, then call it now with returned value
                 if (success) {
                     try {
-                        success(v.message);
+                    	if (cast) {
+                    		success(cast(v.message));
+                    	}
+                    	else {
+                        	success(v.message);
+                        }
                     }
                     catch (e) {
                         console.log("Error in success callback: "+callbackId+" = "+e);
@@ -504,7 +510,12 @@ PhoneGap.callbackSuccess = function(callbackId, args) {
         if (args.status == PhoneGap.callbackStatus.OK) {
             try {
                 if (PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success) {
-                    PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(args.message);
+                	if (PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].cast) {
+                		PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].cast(args.message));
+                	}
+                	else {
+                		PhoneGap.callbacks[callbackId].success(args.message);
+                	}
                 }
             }
             catch (e) {