Michigan Promissory Note

In order for a promissory note to be valid and legally binding, it needs to include specific information. "A promissory note should include details including the amount loaned, the repayment schedule and whether it is secured or unsecured," says Wheeler.

An unsecured note is a loan that is not secured by the issuer's assets. Unsecured notes are similar to debentures but offer a higher rate of return. Unsecured notes provide less security than a debenture. Such notes are also often uninsured and subordinated.

The first step in enforcing an unsecured promissory note is to file a petition with the courts and get a judgment in your favor. Although this is a powerful legal enforcement of your rights under the promissory note, it does not in and of itself guarantee repayment of the note.

A party seeking to enforce an unsigned agreement may also have a claim for unjust enrichment or promissory estoppel.A claim of promissory estoppel requires a clear and unambiguous promise, reasonable and foreseeable reliance on that promise, and injury to the relying party as a result of the reliance.

Promissory notes are a valuable legal tool that any individual can use to legally bind another individual to an agreement for purchasing goods or borrowing money. A well-executed promissory note has the full effect of law behind it and is legally binding on both parties.

An unsecured promissory note is an obligation for payment without any property securing the payment. If the payor fails to pay, the payee must file a lawsuit and hope that the payor has sufficient assets that can be seized to satisfy the loan.

A promissory note is a contract, a binding agreement that someone will pay your business a sum of money. However under some circumstances if the note has been altered, it wasn't correctly written, or if you don't have the right to claim the debt then, the contract becomes null and void.

Write the date of the writing of the promissory note at the top of the page. Write the amount of the note. Describe the note terms. Write the interest rate. State if the note is secured or unsecured. Include the names of both the lender and the borrower on the note, indicating which person is which.