If a contract is changed after you have signed it, does that make it void?
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If a contract is changed after you have signed it, does that make it void?
I have a membership with massage company that I want to get out of. I have a signed copy of the contract and all of the term agreement spaces are left blank; I did believe I could cancel at any time because of this. Today I was told by a massage company employee that they have a signed contract with 12 month terms. This means that someone filled in the term spaces after I signed the contract, since my copy is blank. Isn’t changing the terms after I’ve signed without my knowledge, fraud? Shouldn’t this void the contract?
Asked on September 4, 2012 under General Practice, Colorado
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
It is very difficult to give any guidance on the matter with out reading the contract in question. Generally speaking, a contract can not be changed "unilaterally" - by one party - and can not be changed after signing. What worries me here is how the court would interpret the blanks in your document. That is why the entire document needs to be read and the intent of the parties determined. If you wish to have the document declared null and void then you need to ask a court to do so. You can not do that yourself. Good luck.
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