Why are legal documents required to have a signature and date?
Full Question:
Why are legal documents required to have a signature and date?
01/09/2007 |
Category: Courts ยป Pleadings |
State: Maryland |
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Answer:
A signature is the name of a person written with his or her own hand. It is often a legal means of indicating acceptance of a contract. Under the laws of some states, which vary by state, it includes a mark, if a person cannot write, with the person's name written near it and witnessed by a person who writes the person's own name as witness.
A date is necessary to show when the signature was made and therefore acceptance given.