Q: Will a non-notarized monetary contract between someone in Miami, FL and someone in London, UK be upheld in court?
I have a former business partner I no longer want to deal with. I'm in Miami and he's in London. We have never met in person, but we were working together on an eCommerce store and communicating online and through apps. There's a series of contracts digitally made and signed, but all un-notarized. As of the current contract and all the money I've paid until now, I owe him around $6k.
He emotionally abused me, manipulated me, and threatened me to have me continue to pay, and I was 18 when it had all started so i didn't know any better and I was scared what would happen otherwise. I'm now 20 and I don't want to be dealing with this if I don't have to.
Any and all answers are appreciated and I'll be more to elaborate more if needed. Thank you
A: Notarization is not necessary to prove the contract was signed. And you were of age when the contract was entered into. Have an attorney review the contract and all of the circumstances to best determine your options.
Charles M. Baron and Bruce Alexander Minnick agree with this answer
A: The type of contracts that you describe do not require notarization, and they usually are not notarized. You need to have an attorney review them to determine if they are legally valid, and to determine what defenses you could raise in any suit brought by the other party for the money supposedly owed. In your description, you raise some issues that could possibly give rise to defenses. There may also be strategies for heading the other guy off at the pass, preventing or discouraging him from filing suit.
Bruce Alexander Minnick agrees with this answer
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