What date is a contract legal – the date typed on it or the date that a client signed it?
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What date is a contract legal – the date typed on it or the date that a client signed it?
Asked on February 10, 2016 under Business Law, Minnesota
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If there is a typed date saying that the contract is effective as of that date, that is the date it is enforceable; in signing a contract which had that term, the client agreed to it, even if the date pre-dates the date of execution.
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