Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

Re: dating and signing documents

It depends on the kind of document. Some documents are contracts where the duties under the contract start "as of the date of execution," which means they start when signed. Under these contracts, the signing date is very important.

Other contracts say something like, "This contract begins on May 1, 2009." Dating the contract signature is less important under these kinds of contracts.

Re: dating and signing documents

A date on the signature can be important on certain types of documents, but is not necessary on many, if not most, kinds of contracts. Usually, the contract itself is dated and that is sufficient.