Contract Defenses

Contract defenses are legal reasons that allow a party to avoid their obligations under a contract. Common defenses include lack of capacity (e.g., if a person is a minor or mentally impaired), fraud (if one party deceived the other), duress (if someone was forced into the agreement), or unconscionability (if the contract terms are excessively unfair). These defenses challenge the validity of the contract, allowing one party to argue that they should not be held to the agreement based on legal principles.