Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

Re: contract for services?

Mr. Jay has answered well. Maybe we had the same contracts professor in law school.

Your situation is similar to a gambling agreement. Generally, for public policy reasons, if the debtor pays a gambling debt, a court won't help him get his money back. But a court also won't enforce the contract and make the debtor pay. So unless your friend employs leg breakers, the worst I can imagine happening is you on court TV arguing that you should not have to pay your friend because you had performed your obligations under the contract. Unless it is filmed (which is almost never a good idea), who's to say you did or didn't perform your obligations.

Re: contract for services?

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This is an interesting question. A contract between two adults is generally enforceable. If both parties intend to honor the contract and do, then should be no problem. I am not sure how you or your friend intend to word the agreement that might allow it to be considered a valid contract or agreement.

If you choose not to honor it, however, I am not sure that the friend will be able to enforce it in a court of law. The general rule is that an illegal contract will not be enforced by a court. Inasmuch as Florida does not allow compensation for sexual favors, it would probably be considered an illegal contract and a court would refuse to make any ruling or determine it to be unenforceable.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.