1. Written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
2. A voluntary, deliberate, and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. Contracts are usually written but may be spoken or implied, and generally have to do with employment, sale or lease, or tenancy.
I posted these two examples of contracts here to answer a mother's question. Which is, essentially how she expects someone to behave while living under her roof, in her home.
I forget the details of her situtation; But I do know she lives in a nearby state, the son's in treatment, and wants to live with her when he graduates.
This is a perfect scenario for a contract. She needs to put in the contract what she expects from him: Rent, utilities, curfew, who cooks, does laundry, buys food, drug and alcohol free. Everything she expects from him. In turn, he needs to put in the contract what he expects from her. In his case it shouldn't be much more than a roof over his head - maybe a few lunches to get started on his job search.
A contract should be between two people and should serve both of their goals so they can live in peace and harmony.
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