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 #If you are entering into an agreement that will resolve a legal problem, you must know how that agreement affects the rights you would have had if you had pressed on with a court proceeding.
 #You must understand the obligations and rights you have under the agreement.
-#It stops either party from claiming, later on, that the he or she didn't know what the agreement meant or that the party was at a disadvantage because the other party's lawyer drafted the agreement.
+#It stops either party from claiming, later on, that he or she didn't know what the agreement meant or that the party was at a disadvantage because the other party's lawyer drafted the agreement.
 After each party has had independent legal advice about the agreement they will then sign the agreement in the presence of a witness, assuming they're still willing to do the deal. Normally, each party will execute the agreement before the lawyer who provided the independent legal advice, but anyone can witness a party's signature, as long as the witness isn't under the age of 19 and doesn't stand to benefit from the agreement. The witness will watch as the party signs the agreement, and the witness will then sign the agreement him- or herself.