{"id":2001,"date":"2017-01-10T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2021-09-02T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T21:26:08","slug":"lawyer-wishes-knew-bound-contracts-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/articles\/lawyer-wishes-knew-bound-contracts-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Lawyer Wishes You Knew: You are Bound by the Contracts you Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Signature\"<\/p>\n

You are Bound by the Contracts you Sign<\/strong><\/h3>\n

People often need an attorney because they have been injured or have been harmed in some way. Sometimes those harms are physical and sometimes those harms are more of a business matter, such as when a contract has been breached.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve often heard people say \u201cdon\u2019t sign a contract if you haven\u2019t read it,\u201d but how many of us actually read (and understand) the contracts we sign?<\/strong> We are faced with contracts in so many areas of our lives. If we buy something that costs a lot of money, we sign a contract (e.g. buying a house, renting an apartment, buying a car). We also sign contracts when we want to do something (e.g. joining a gym, participating in a sport, etc.). And, of course, we sign contracts when we obligate ourselves to a debt (e.g. credit cards, mortgages, lines of credit, loans).<\/p>\n

If you sign a contract, you will<\/u> be held responsible for fulfilling your obligations under that contract, even if you don\u2019t know or understand what is in the contract and even if you didn\u2019t read it. Don\u2019t assume that \u201cthey won\u2019t sue me\u201d or that some term of the contract won\u2019t be enforced. Instead, assume that all<\/u> terms of the contract will be enforced against you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, next time someone asks you to sign a contract, be sure that you read it thoroughly. Ask questions about the parts you don\u2019t understand.<\/strong> And decide whether it is really worth it to obligate yourself to the promises you are making in the contract.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in need of a lawyer, call Nelson Boyd\u00a0at 206-971-7601.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,109],"tags":[114,111,34,26,23,38,46,118,75,98,288,11],"class_list":["post-2001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-legal-tips","tag-attorney","tag-contracts","tag-deborah-nelson","tag-insurance","tag-jeff-boyd","tag-nelson-boyd","tag-nelson-boyd-attorneys","tag-nelson-boyd-seattle-attorneys","tag-seattle-attorneys","tag-seattle-lawyers","tag-signature","tag-washington"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Your Lawyer Wishes You Knew: You are Bound by the Contracts you Sign - Nelson Boyd Attorneys, PLLC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/articles\/lawyer-wishes-knew-bound-contracts-sign\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Your Lawyer Wishes You Knew: You are Bound by the Contracts you Sign - 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