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The basic elements required for the agreement to be a legally enforceable contract are: mutual assent, expressed by a valid offer and acceptance; adequate consideration; capacity; and legality. In some states, elements of consideration can be satisfied by a valid substitute.

For example, if you are making a promise to pay someone's credit card and that promise is being made to the financial institution (the creditor), then the agreement must be in writing, whereas if you are simply assuring the person who is carrying the debt that you will pay their bill, then a written contract is not ...

Although 18 years is the legal contract age in most states, there are several exceptions—such as the case of emancipation. If the minor hasn't reached the legal contract age but is granted legal status by a court of law, he/she may enter into contracts.

A simple contract might include an agreement between two acquaintances to exchange one service for another. For example, if one person is a plumber and the other an electrician, they might agree to complete certain work for each other as a trade exchange.

Minors are not considered to have legal capacity, meaning they do not have the ability to make contracts with other people. If a minor signs a contract, they have the ability to void the deal with certain exceptions. For instance, a minor cannot void a contract for an item that is considered a necessity: Food.

Those seven elements are: Identification (Defining all the parties involved) Offer (The agreement) Acceptance (Agreement mirrored by other parties) Mutual consent (Signatory consent of all parties) Consideration (The value exchanged for the offer) Capacity (Legal/mental competence of all parties)

If you're asking whether you need a lawyer to draft a contract, legally, the answer is no. Anyone can draft a contract on their own and as long as the elements above are included and both parties are legally competent and consent to the agreement, it is generally lawful.

Write the contract in six steps Start with a contract template. ... Open with the basic information. ... Describe in detail what you have agreed to. ... Include a description of how the contract will be ended. ... Write into the contract which laws apply and how disputes will be resolved. ... Include space for signatures.