Contracts--attorneys, anyone know what this means....

[Lisa loves Pooh]

What does it mean when a contract is against public policy?

We're on another thread discussing a lawsuit and we don't really know what that means.

It appears in the language of Jon Gosselin's countersuit here:

Item #6 in the motion
http://www.radaronline.com/sites/de...sselin suit defendants response pgs 1-26s.pdf

TIA

 

[Mailloux]

I am not a lawyer, but I do deal with lawyers and contract interpretations on a regular basis. What I believe this means is that a contract may not be enforceable if it includes terms that the public would find grossly offensive. So, for example, forcing children to work long hours, or unpaid, or under poor conditions etc., would be so offensive to society that a contract requiring it would not be enforceable.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I am not a lawyer, but I do deal with lawyers and contract interpretations on a regular basis. What I believe this means is that a contract may not be enforceable if it includes terms that the public would find grossly offensive. So, for example, forcing children to work long hours, or unpaid, or under poor conditions etc., would be so offensive to society that a contract requiring it would not be enforceable.

I'm piling through and I would guess that might be legal language for "against the law"?