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Those requirements include:An offer. This is what one party proposes to do, pay, etc.Acceptance.Valid consideration.Mutual assent.A legal purpose.A settlement agreement must also not be "unconscionable." This means that it cannot be illegal, fraudulent, or criminal.
Because he is promising to give up a legal right, he has given adequate consideration for the contract to be valid. Compromise of even a doubtful claim is sufficient consideration for a settlement agreement.
The consideration is the monetary amount of the settlement and anything else either party agrees to. In essence, the consideration is what will end the dispute.
A settlement agreement, like any other contract, requires consideration (broadly, the provision of something of value) to be binding.
A signed settlement agreement is a powerful document that requires the demonstration of an extreme condition in order to render it null and void. If a party wishes to back out of the settlement, then they must prove the existence of fraud, duress, coercion, or unconscionability.