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Ask Your Employer For a Copy If you really did sign a written contract, the employer should have it on file and is usually able to provide you a copy. If for any reason the employer is being difficult or evasive, you can always have a lawyer ask on your behalf.

Is an agreement still valid if I did not receive a fully signed copy? As long as there is, in existence, a version of the agreement that is signed by both parties, and that version of the agreement contains the terms that both parties agreed to, the contract is presumably enforceable.

Each party should get an original signed copy of the contract for their files. That means if there are two parties to the contract, two identical contracts must be signed. One original copy of the contract should go to you, and one original copy should go to the other party.

Demand a copy of the contract in writing. If you do not receive a copy of your contract within a few days of making a follow up telephone call, write a demand letter. Tip: This letter should formally demand a copy of the contract and request a response within 10 days.

However, original contracts may be subject to copyright just like books, music, and a work of art. Hence, if you copy someone else's contract without his or her permission, you may be violating the copyright law. You can, however, use a pre-existing contract as a base and tweak it with your creativity.

If you simply copy someone else's Terms and Conditions, there's a chance your agreement won't be specific enough to suitably protect your business. So, not only could you be sued for copyright infringement, but you could be challenged for another matter such as failing to protect minors using your website.

The misplaced contract makes it tougher to prove in court, but not impossible. If you have other means to verify the contract's existence, this will hold up in the court of law. Emails, text messages, invoices, memos, and other written materials can help prove the existence of the signed agreement.

In Anglo-American contract terminology, a copy of a contract is known as a ?counterpart.? When a contract is signed, it is customary for each party to the contract to retain a counterpart of the agreement.

It's easy to create a "Clone" or "Copy" of a contract and all associated data in ContractSafe.A copy of the Contract Page (with the contract file in the Viewer) will be created, and all the information you've entered will copy over. The new document will be at the top of your Contracts List.

A contract which by law isn't required to be notarized, well, once you hand the other party a single signed copy of it, and act according to the contract, it's definitely enforceable.