What are the legal terms used for parties to a contract?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but if a contract is forged between two parties, what legal terms could be used to refer to the party who wrote the contract and the party who is signing/responding to the contract? It is not a loan contract so "creditor" and "debtor" wouldn't apply, though those are the terms I generally use in contracts.

Are there general terms such as "respondant" that would apply? I'm trying to determine what terms can be used in the contract to specify a particular party without having to refer to them by name.

Thanks.

Jacket_Service said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but a contract is forged between two parties, what legal terms could be used to refer to the party who wrote the contract and the party who is signing/responding to the contract? It is not a loan contract so "creditor" and "debtor" wouldn't apply, though those are the terms I generally use in contracts.

Are there general terms such as "respondant" that would apply? I'm trying to determine what terms can be used in the contract to specify a particular party without having to refer to them by name.

Thanks.

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How about "Sally (hereafter referred to as Party 1) and Bob (hereafter referred to as Party 2)"?

Zigner said:

How about "Sally (hereafter referred to as Party 1) and Bob (hereafter referred to as Party 2)"?

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But what if their names are Jim and Heather? It would be silly to call them Sally and Bob let alone all the confusion it might cause.

justalayman said:

But what if their names are Jim and Heather? It would be silly to call them Sally and Bob let alone all the confusion it might cause.

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The the contract was allegedly forged by someone claiming to be ,Sally or Bob ,or Jim or Heather.

So one wouldn't actually be that one .

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Obligor & obligee?

Stevef said:

Obligor & obligee?

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and if they are both obliged to each other, you could have an obligor, obligee, obladi, la. La la la la la la la.

sorry, got carried away and the Beatles came to mind for some reason.

justalayman said:

and if they are both obliged to each other, you could have an obligor, obligee, obladi, la. La la la la la la la.

sorry, got carried away and the Beatles came to mind for some reason.

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**A: yeah Beatles. Oh Let It Be.

HomeGuru said:

**A: yeah Beatles. Oh Let It Be.

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** A How bout a consult with a local Attorney . or click find one near you through Free Advice .

Still unbroken.