A guaranty is a contract under which one person agrees to pay a debt or perform a duty if the other person who is bound to pay the debt or perform the duty fails to do so. A guaranty agreement is a type of contract. Thus, questions relating to such matters as validity, interpretation, and enforceability of guaranty agreements are decided in accordance with basic principles of contract law. A conditional guaranty contemplates, as a condition to liability on the part of the guarantor, the happening of some contingent event. A guaranty of the payment of a debt is distinguished from a guaranty of the collection of the debt, the former being absolute and the latter conditional.
Para su conveniencia, debajo del texto en español le brindamos la versión completa de este formulario en inglés. For your convenience, the complete English version of this form is attached below the Spanish version.