Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Is a verbal agreement just as good and binding as a written agreement if there are witnesses?
Asked on 1/09/10, 5:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Reich
De Castro, West, Chodorow, Glickfeld & Nass, Inc.
No. In some types of matters an oral agreement is not enforcable. Even where an oral agreement is enforcable, the recollections or understandings of witnesses can differ. If it is a matter of any significance you should get it in writing.
Answered on 1/14/10, 5:21 pm
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