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Understanding Contract AmendmentsA contract amendment allows the parties to make a mutually agreed-upon change to an existing contract. An amendment can add to an existing contract, delete from it, or change parts of it. The original contract remains in place, only with some terms altered by way of the amendment.

A contract modification refers to a situation where the contracting parties agree to change the terms of their original agreement.Whether a partial or entire modification takes place before or after a contract is signed, all parties must agree to any changes or else the modification will not be considered valid.

In short, an addendum is used to clarify and require agreement on items that were not a part of the original contract while an amendment changes something that was part of the original agreement.

Insert the word "amended" into the legal document's title. For instance, if you were served a complaint and named a defendant, you would file an "answer" titled "Defendant's Answer." If there is reason to amend the original document, title the new document "Defendant's Amended Answer."

There are two types of contract modifications: unilateral and bilateral. Unilateral modifications are signed only by a contracting officer and are generally used to make administrative changes, issue change orders, make changes authorized by clauses other than the Changes clause, and issue termination notices.

You ask your lawyers: "Certainly, a simple email cannot amend that thick asset purchase agreement?" The short answer is "Yes, it can."Most courts conclude that an email is a "signed writing" if the email contains either a typed or electronic signature.

A non-variation clause generally provides that no amendment or variation of and to a written agreement will be binding on the parties unless such amendment or variation is reduced to writing and signed by both parties.