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Absolutely. If the contract was legal and accepted by signing, the fact that the signer changed his/her name should not void the contract.

Every construction contract should include a Changes clause giving the grantee the unilateral right to order changes in the contract work during the course of performance, and the Contractor the duty to proceed with the work as changed upon receipt of the change order, assuming that the change is within the scope of ...

The new owner can assume or reject existing contracts when a business sells. If they choose to accept a contract, they become legally bound to fulfill the terms of the agreement, just as the previous owner was.

In general, a typographical error or minor misspelling of your name is unlikely to invalidate a contract. However, if your name is completely incorrect, it could be argued that the contract is not binding because it does not accurately identify you as a party to the agreement.

In simple terms, a Change-of-Name Agreement is needed to recognize when a contractor has a legal change of their business name. A Novation Agreement applies in a number of situations (e.g. contractor sells all or a part of the company and the contract is still ongoing).

If you think about it, that would be a neat way to avoid debts, by just changing the name of the business. So, no, a name/entity type change doesn't mean a contract is void.

(a) If only a change of the contractor's name is involved and the Government's and contractor's rights and obligations remain unaffected, the parties shall execute an agreement to reflect the name change.

A contract is invalid if any of the following conditions apply: The terms of a contract specify the illegal activity. One of the parties to which the agreement relates doesn't have legal capacity (is mentally incapable of entering into a legally binding agreement).