On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:24:26 -0500, (Pat Kiewicz)
wrote:


The other is, to protect *himself* if the sale was closed. He had been burned
early on in the business when he'd allowed only party sign a contract -- and
the marriage went belly-up after he'd bought the material and done some
installation, but before he was paid. The house and everything to do with
it went into legal limbo -- and it nearly wiped out his fledgling business.

The consequences could be the same even with both parties present to
sign - the house and everything to do with it would have ended up in
the same legal limbo and his fledgling business would still be nearly
wiped out!