A breach of a verbal contract
What is the name of your state? Texas
I have a verbal agreement with some one to settle a financial issue. The agreemment was that I would pay $7000 cash and the remaining $10,000 to be paid at the sale of my house. Then we agreed that he would put that in writing and include a sentence that would release me of any obligations. However when he started writing the draft of the agreement, he change the agreement to where it says that the $10,000 should be as a promissory note against my house or it will be paid in 10 years which ever comes first. He also added that if he passed away, the money should be paid to a local charity. So, I said I don't want to put a lien against the house, since this is not a part of our agreement, and it will prevent me from taking a home equity loan. I asked him to adhere to our original agreement which does not mention anything about the promissory note or the charity. He got mad and said that he has the right to demand for all the money to be paid all at once. I do have a copy of the draft that he initially drafted and mentioned the promissory note, the 10 year limit and the charity. I don't have a draft of our initial agreement that did not mention those. I also have all the proceeding emails.
Can he change the contract the way he pleases, although I have a draft but it has not been signed, and will the court give me a lawyer if he took the case to court because he obviously can afford it but I can't?
What is the name of your state? Texas
I have a verbal agreement with some one to settle a financial issue. The agreemment was that I would pay $7000 cash and the remaining $10,000 to be paid at the sale of my house. Then we agreed that he would put that in writing and include a sentence that would release me of any obligations. However when he started writing the draft of the agreement, he change the agreement to where it says that the $10,000 should be as a promissory note against my house or it will be paid in 10 years which ever comes first. He also added that if he passed away, the money should be paid to a local charity. So, I said I don't want to put a lien against the house, since this is not a part of our agreement, and it will prevent me from taking a home equity loan. I asked him to adhere to our original agreement which does not mention anything about the promissory note or the charity. He got mad and said that he has the right to demand for all the money to be paid all at once. I do have a copy of the draft that he initially drafted and mentioned the promissory note, the 10 year limit and the charity. I don't have a draft of our initial agreement that did not mention those. I also have all the proceeding emails.
Can he change the contract the way he pleases, although I have a draft but it has not been signed, and will the court give me a lawyer if he took the case to court because he obviously can afford it but I can't?
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