Q: Hello, I was wondering if I can opt-out of an arbitration clause in a contract if there is no option to opt-out.
A: No. If you are offered a contract that includes a term requiring arbitration in case of any disputes you can either agree to arbitrate disputes--and sign it--or disagree and not sign it.
Tim Akpinar agrees with this answer
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Generally not. Also carefully review the arbitration clause for the forum. These are generally located at the end of a contract in small print; in addition to requiring arbitration to the exclusion of civil court remedies, they can stipulate where such arbitration is to be held.
Tim Akpinar
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